Waning · 8.7% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 25°
Moon age
26.7days
Moon phase on December 21, 1973Waning Crescent
On Friday, December 21, 1973, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 8.7% of its visible face lit, 26.7 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
8.7%Illumination at noon UTC
26.7 dMoon age
400,497 km248,857 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (25°)
29.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 21, 1973 is on Monday, December 10, 1973 at 01:35 UTC, 11 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, December 24, 1973 at 15:07 UTC, 3 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Sunday, December 16, 1973 | 17:13 |
| New Moon (after) | Monday, December 24, 1973 | 15:07 |
The Moon around December 21
More about this date
Friday, December 21, 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.