Waxing · 15.9% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 23°
Moon age
3.9days
Moon phase on September 30, 1973Waxing Crescent
On Sunday, September 30, 1973, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 15.9% of its visible face lit, 3.9 days after the new moon and growing each night.
15.9%Illumination at noon UTC
3.9 dMoon age
397,171 km246,791 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (24°)
30.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to September 30, 1973 is on Friday, October 12, 1973 at 03:09 UTC, 12 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, September 26, 1973 at 13:54 UTC, 4 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Wednesday, September 26, 1973 | 13:54 |
| First Quarter (after) | Thursday, October 4, 1973 | 10:32 |
The Moon around September 30
More about this date
Sunday, September 30, 1973 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of September 26, 1973 to the new moon of October 26, 1973, a cycle of 29.56 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.