Waning · 29.8% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 22°
Moon age
24.4days
Moon phase on September 21, 1973Waning Crescent
On Friday, September 21, 1973, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 29.8% of its visible face lit, 24.4 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
29.8%Illumination at noon UTC
24.4 dMoon age
369,768 km229,763 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (22°)
32.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to September 21, 1973 is on Wednesday, September 12, 1973 at 15:16 UTC, 9 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, September 26, 1973 at 13:54 UTC, 5 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Wednesday, September 19, 1973 | 16:11 |
| New Moon (after) | Wednesday, September 26, 1973 | 13:54 |
The Moon around September 21
More about this date
Friday, September 21, 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.