Waxing · 2.0% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 19°
Moon age
1.4days
Moon phase on October 27, 1973Waxing Crescent
On Saturday, October 27, 1973, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 2.0% of its visible face lit, 1.4 days after the new moon and growing each night.
2.0%Illumination at noon UTC
1.4 dMoon age
396,300 km246,249 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (20°)
30.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 27, 1973 is on Saturday, November 10, 1973 at 14:27 UTC, 14 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, October 26, 1973 at 03:17 UTC, 1 day earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Friday, October 26, 1973 | 03:17 |
| First Quarter (after) | Saturday, November 3, 1973 | 06:30 |
The Moon around October 27
More about this date
Saturday, October 27, 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.