Waning · 10.8% lit · ♎︎ Libra 20°
Moon age
26.4days
Moon phase on November 21, 1973Waning Crescent
On Wednesday, November 21, 1973, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 10.8% of its visible face lit, 26.4 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
10.8%Illumination at noon UTC
26.4 dMoon age
390,828 km242,849 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (21°)
30.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to November 21, 1973 is on Saturday, November 10, 1973 at 14:27 UTC, 11 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, November 24, 1973 at 19:55 UTC, 3 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Saturday, November 17, 1973 | 06:35 |
| New Moon (after) | Saturday, November 24, 1973 | 19:55 |
The Moon around November 21
More about this date
Wednesday, November 21, 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.