Waxing · 48.8% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 10°
First Quarter at
15:22UTC
Moon phase on September 4, 1973First Quarter
On Tuesday, September 4, 1973, the Moon was a First Quarter: 48.8% of its visible face lit, 7.4 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
48.8%Illumination at noon UTC
7.4 dMoon age
402,562 km250,141 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (10°)
29.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to September 4, 1973 is on Wednesday, September 12, 1973 at 15:16 UTC, 8 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, August 28, 1973 at 03:25 UTC, 7 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Tuesday, August 28, 1973 | 03:25 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Tuesday, September 4, 1973 | 15:22 |
| Full Moon (after) | Wednesday, September 12, 1973 | 15:16 |
The Moon around September 4
More about this date
Tuesday, September 4, 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 September 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.