Waxing · 13.5% lit · ♎︎ Libra 20°
Moon age
3.4days
Moon phase on August 31, 1973Waxing Crescent
On Friday, August 31, 1973, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 13.5% of its visible face lit, 3.4 days after the new moon and growing each night.
13.5%Illumination at noon UTC
3.4 dMoon age
386,379 km240,085 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (21°)
30.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 31, 1973 is on Wednesday, September 12, 1973 at 15:16 UTC, 12 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, August 28, 1973 at 03:25 UTC, 3 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Tuesday, August 28, 1973 | 03:25 |
| First Quarter (after) | Tuesday, September 4, 1973 | 15:22 |
The Moon around August 31
More about this date
Friday, August 31, 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.
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- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.