Waxing · 0.3% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 09°
New Moon at
03:25UTC
Moon phase on August 28, 1973New Moon
On Tuesday, August 28, 1973, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.3% of its visible face lit, 29.7 days after the new moon and between the Earth and the Sun, so it is not visible. The exact New Moon happened at .
0.3%Illumination at noon UTC
29.7 dMoon age
371,711 km230,971 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (10°)
32.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 28, 1973 is on Tuesday, August 14, 1973 at 02:17 UTC, 14 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, August 28, 1973 at 03:25 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Tuesday, August 21, 1973 | 10:22 |
| New Moon (this day) | Tuesday, August 28, 1973 | 03:25 |
| First Quarter (after) | Tuesday, September 4, 1973 | 15:22 |
The Moon around August 28
More about this date
Tuesday, August 28, 1973 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of August 28, 1973 to the new moon of September 26, 1973, a cycle of 29.44 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in August 1973, or the whole moon calendar 1973.
- The same date one year apart: 1972 · 1974.
- Born on this day? The moon phase on your birthday tool adds your birth time and your moon sign.
- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.