Waxing · 60.1% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 23°
Moon age
8.9days
Moon phase on October 5, 1973Waxing Gibbous
On Friday, October 5, 1973, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 60.1% of its visible face lit, 8.9 days after the new moon and growing each night.
60.1%Illumination at noon UTC
8.9 dMoon age
402,606 km250,168 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (24°)
29.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 5, 1973 is on Friday, October 12, 1973 at 03:09 UTC, 7 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, September 26, 1973 at 13:54 UTC, 9 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Thursday, October 4, 1973 | 10:32 |
| Full Moon (after) | Friday, October 12, 1973 | 03:09 |
The Moon around October 5
More about this date
Friday, October 5, 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 October 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.