Waning · 0.0% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 01°
New Moon at
15:07UTC
Moon phase on December 24, 1973New Moon
On Monday, December 24, 1973, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.0% of its visible face lit, 29.7 days after the new moon and between the Earth and the Sun, so it is not visible. The exact New Moon happened at .
0.0%Illumination at noon UTC
29.7 dMoon age
405,861 km252,190 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (1°)
29.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 24, 1973 is on Monday, December 10, 1973 at 01:35 UTC, 14 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, December 24, 1973 at 15:07 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Sunday, December 16, 1973 | 17:13 |
| New Moon (this day) | Monday, December 24, 1973 | 15:07 |
| First Quarter (after) | Tuesday, January 1, 1974 | 18:06 |
The Moon around December 24
More about this date
Monday, December 24, 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.