Waxing · 74.2% lit · ♈︎ Aries 12°
Moon age
10.7days
Moon phase on December 5, 1973Waxing Gibbous
On Wednesday, December 5, 1973, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 74.2% of its visible face lit, 10.7 days after the new moon and growing each night.
74.2%Illumination at noon UTC
10.7 dMoon age
380,688 km236,548 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (12°)
31.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 5, 1973 is on Monday, December 10, 1973 at 01:35 UTC, 5 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, November 24, 1973 at 19:55 UTC, 11 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Monday, December 3, 1973 | 01:29 |
| Full Moon (after) | Monday, December 10, 1973 | 01:35 |
The Moon around December 5
More about this date
Wednesday, December 5, 1973 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of November 24, 1973 to the new moon of December 24, 1973, a cycle of 29.80 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in December 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.