Waxing · 58.2% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 22°
Moon age
8.4days
Moon phase on September 5, 1973Waxing Gibbous
On Wednesday, September 5, 1973, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 58.2% of its visible face lit, 8.4 days after the new moon and growing each night.
58.2%Illumination at noon UTC
8.4 dMoon age
403,998 km251,033 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (22°)
29.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to September 5, 1973 is on Wednesday, September 12, 1973 at 15:16 UTC, 7 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, August 28, 1973 at 03:25 UTC, 8 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Tuesday, September 4, 1973 | 15:22 |
| Full Moon (after) | Wednesday, September 12, 1973 | 15:16 |
The Moon around September 5
More about this date
Wednesday, September 5, 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.
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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.