Waning · 58.8% lit · ♌︎ Leo 13°
Moon age
21.4days
Moon phase on November 16, 1973Waning Gibbous
On Friday, November 16, 1973, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 58.8% of its visible face lit, 21.4 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
58.8%Illumination at noon UTC
21.4 dMoon age
371,347 km230,744 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (14°)
32.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to November 16, 1973 is on Saturday, November 10, 1973 at 14:27 UTC, 6 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, November 24, 1973 at 19:55 UTC, 8 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Saturday, November 10, 1973 | 14:27 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Saturday, November 17, 1973 | 06:35 |
The Moon around November 16
More about this date
Friday, November 16, 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.
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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.