Waning · 99.7% lit · ♈︎ Aries 23°
Full Moon at
03:09UTC
Moon phase on October 12, 1973Full Moon
On Friday, October 12, 1973, the Moon was a Full Moon: 99.7% of its visible face lit, 15.9 days after the new moon and at its fullest. The exact Full Moon happened at .
99.7%Illumination at noon UTC
15.9 dMoon age
374,005 km232,396 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (24°)
31.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
FullWhole disc lit
Full moon
This is the Hunter's Moon, 375,353 km from Earth.
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 12, 1973 is on Friday, October 12, 1973 at 03:09 UTC, the same day, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, October 26, 1973 at 03:17 UTC, 14 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Thursday, October 4, 1973 | 10:32 |
| Full Moon (this day) | Friday, October 12, 1973 | 03:09 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Thursday, October 18, 1973 | 22:33 |
The Moon around October 12
More about this date
Friday, October 12, 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.