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The Moon on Wednesday, September 19, 1973: Last Quarter, 52% lit

Waning · 52.1% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 24°

Last Quarter at

16:11UTC

Moon phase on September 19, 1973Last Quarter

Wednesday 19 September 1973370,209 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Wednesday, September 19, 1973, the Moon was a Last Quarter: 52.1% of its visible face lit, 22.4 days after the new moon and shrinking each night. The exact Last Quarter happened at .

52.1%Illumination at noon UTC
22.4 dMoon age
370,209 km230,037 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (24°)
32.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to September 19, 1973 is on Wednesday, September 12, 1973 at 15:16 UTC, 7 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, September 26, 1973 at 13:54 UTC, 7 days later.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
Full Moon (before)Wednesday, September 12, 197315:16
Last Quarter (this day)Wednesday, September 19, 197316:11
New Moon (after)Wednesday, September 26, 197313:54

The Moon around September 19

More about this date

Wednesday, September 19, 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.