Waxing · 5.6% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 02°
Moon age
2.4days
Moon phase on October 28, 1973Waxing Crescent
On Sunday, October 28, 1973, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 5.6% of its visible face lit, 2.4 days after the new moon and growing each night.
5.6%Illumination at noon UTC
2.4 dMoon age
399,452 km248,208 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (2°)
29.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 28, 1973 is on Saturday, November 10, 1973 at 14:27 UTC, 13 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, October 26, 1973 at 03:17 UTC, 2 days 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 28
More about this date
Sunday, October 28, 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.