Waxing · 52.3% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 13°
First Quarter at
06:30UTC
Moon phase on November 3, 1973First Quarter
On Saturday, November 3, 1973, the Moon was a First Quarter: 52.3% of its visible face lit, 8.4 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
52.3%Illumination at noon UTC
8.4 dMoon age
400,323 km248,749 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (13°)
29.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to November 3, 1973 is on Saturday, November 10, 1973 at 14:27 UTC, 7 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, October 26, 1973 at 03:17 UTC, 8 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Friday, October 26, 1973 | 03:17 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Saturday, November 3, 1973 | 06:30 |
| Full Moon (after) | Saturday, November 10, 1973 | 14:27 |
The Moon around November 3
More about this date
Saturday, November 3, 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 November 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.