Waning · 52.5% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 21°
Last Quarter at
17:13UTC
Moon phase on December 16, 1973Last Quarter
On Sunday, December 16, 1973, the Moon was a Last Quarter: 52.5% of its visible face lit, 21.7 days after the new moon and shrinking each night. The exact Last Quarter happened at .
52.5%Illumination at noon UTC
21.7 dMoon age
379,136 km235,584 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (22°)
31.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 16, 1973 is on Monday, December 10, 1973 at 01:35 UTC, 6 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, December 24, 1973 at 15:07 UTC, 8 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Monday, December 10, 1973 | 01:35 |
| Last Quarter (this day) | Sunday, December 16, 1973 | 17:13 |
| New Moon (after) | Monday, December 24, 1973 | 15:07 |
The Moon around December 16
More about this date
Sunday, December 16, 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.
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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.