Waxing · 32.6% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 07°
Moon age
5.4days
Moon phase on September 21, 1974Waxing Crescent
On Saturday, September 21, 1974, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 32.6% of its visible face lit, 5.4 days after the new moon and growing each night.
32.6%Illumination at noon UTC
5.4 dMoon age
389,669 km242,129 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (8°)
30.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to September 21, 1974 is on Tuesday, October 1, 1974 at 10:38 UTC, 10 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, September 16, 1974 at 02:45 UTC, 5 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Monday, September 16, 1974 | 02:45 |
| First Quarter (after) | Monday, September 23, 1974 | 07:08 |
The Moon around September 21
More about this date
Saturday, September 21, 1974 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of September 16, 1974 to the new moon of October 15, 1974, a cycle of 29.40 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in September 1974, or the whole moon calendar 1974.
- The same date one year apart: 1973 · 1975.
- 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.