Waning · 55.1% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 19°
Last Quarter at
22:33UTC
Moon phase on October 18, 1973Last Quarter
On Thursday, October 18, 1973, the Moon was a Last Quarter: 55.1% of its visible face lit, 21.9 days after the new moon and shrinking each night. The exact Last Quarter happened at .
55.1%Illumination at noon UTC
21.9 dMoon age
370,096 km229,967 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (19°)
32.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 18, 1973 is on Friday, October 12, 1973 at 03:09 UTC, 6 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, October 26, 1973 at 03:17 UTC, 8 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Friday, October 12, 1973 | 03:09 |
| Last Quarter (this day) | Thursday, October 18, 1973 | 22:33 |
| New Moon (after) | Friday, October 26, 1973 | 03:17 |
The Moon around October 18
More about this date
Thursday, October 18, 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.