Waxing · 99.8% lit · ♓︎ Pisces 17°
Full Moon at
15:16UTC
Moon phase on September 12, 1973Full Moon
On Wednesday, September 12, 1973, the Moon was a Full Moon: 99.8% of its visible face lit, 15.4 days after the new moon and at its fullest. The exact Full Moon happened at .
99.8%Illumination at noon UTC
15.4 dMoon age
386,861 km240,384 mi from Earth
♓︎ PiscesMoon sign (18°)
30.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
FullWhole disc lit
Full moon
This is the Harvest Moon (also called the Corn Moon), 386,339 km from Earth.
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to September 12, 1973 is on Wednesday, September 12, 1973 at 15:16 UTC, the same day, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, September 26, 1973 at 13:54 UTC, 14 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Tuesday, September 4, 1973 | 15:22 |
| Full Moon (this day) | Wednesday, September 12, 1973 | 15:16 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Wednesday, September 19, 1973 | 16:11 |
The Moon around September 12
More about this date
Wednesday, September 12, 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.