Waning · 66.3% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 05°
Moon age
20.9days
Moon phase on October 17, 1973Waning Gibbous
On Wednesday, October 17, 1973, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 66.3% of its visible face lit, 20.9 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
66.3%Illumination at noon UTC
20.9 dMoon age
368,701 km229,100 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (5°)
32.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 17, 1973 is on Friday, October 12, 1973 at 03:09 UTC, 5 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, October 26, 1973 at 03:17 UTC, 9 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Friday, October 12, 1973 | 03:09 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Thursday, October 18, 1973 | 22:33 |
The Moon around October 17
More about this date
Wednesday, October 17, 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.
- 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.