Waxing · 0.3% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 07°
New Moon at
03:17UTC
Moon phase on October 26, 1973New Moon
On Friday, October 26, 1973, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.3% of its visible face lit, 29.9 days after the new moon and between the Earth and the Sun, so it is not visible. The exact New Moon happened at .
0.3%Illumination at noon UTC
29.9 dMoon age
392,856 km244,110 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (7°)
30.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 26, 1973 is on Friday, October 12, 1973 at 03:09 UTC, 14 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, October 26, 1973 at 03:17 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Thursday, October 18, 1973 | 22:33 |
| New Moon (this day) | Friday, October 26, 1973 | 03:17 |
| First Quarter (after) | Saturday, November 3, 1973 | 06:30 |
The Moon around October 26
More about this date
Friday, October 26, 1973 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of October 26, 1973 to the new moon of November 24, 1973, a cycle of 29.69 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.