Waning · 90.5% lit · ♈︎ Aries 28°
Moon age
18.4days
Moon phase on September 15, 1973Waning Gibbous
On Saturday, September 15, 1973, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 90.5% of its visible face lit, 18.4 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
90.5%Illumination at noon UTC
18.4 dMoon age
376,899 km234,194 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (28°)
31.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to September 15, 1973 is on Wednesday, September 12, 1973 at 15:16 UTC, 3 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, September 26, 1973 at 13:54 UTC, 11 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Wednesday, September 12, 1973 | 15:16 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Wednesday, September 19, 1973 | 16:11 |
The Moon around September 15
More about this date
Saturday, September 15, 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.