Waxing · 37.5% lit · ♓︎ Pisces 24°
Moon age
6.9days
Moon phase on December 31, 1973Waxing Crescent
On Monday, December 31, 1973, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 37.5% of its visible face lit, 6.9 days after the new moon and growing each night.
37.5%Illumination at noon UTC
6.9 dMoon age
393,707 km244,638 mi from Earth
♓︎ PiscesMoon sign (25°)
30.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 31, 1973 is on Tuesday, January 8, 1974 at 12:36 UTC, 8 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, December 24, 1973 at 15:07 UTC, 7 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Monday, December 24, 1973 | 15:07 |
| First Quarter (after) | Tuesday, January 1, 1974 | 18:06 |
The Moon around December 31
More about this date
Monday, December 31, 1973 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 24, 1973 to the new moon of January 23, 1974, a cycle of 29.83 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.