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The Moon on Monday, October 15, 1973: Waning Gibbous, 86% lit

Waning · 85.7% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 06°

Moon age

18.9days

Moon phase on October 15, 1973Waning Gibbous

Monday 15 October 1973367,974 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Monday, October 15, 1973, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 85.7% of its visible face lit, 18.9 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.

85.7%Illumination at noon UTC
18.9 dMoon age
367,974 km228,648 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (6°)
32.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to October 15, 1973 is on Friday, October 12, 1973 at 03:09 UTC, 3 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, October 26, 1973 at 03:17 UTC, 11 days later.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
Full Moon (before)Friday, October 12, 197303:09
Last Quarter (after)Thursday, October 18, 197322:33

The Moon around October 15

More about this date

Monday, October 15, 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.