Waxing · 52.1% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 02°
First Quarter at
07:08UTC
Moon phase on September 23, 1974First Quarter
On Monday, September 23, 1974, the Moon was a First Quarter: 52.1% of its visible face lit, 7.4 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
52.1%Illumination at noon UTC
7.4 dMoon age
399,151 km248,021 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (2°)
29.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to September 23, 1974 is on Tuesday, October 1, 1974 at 10:38 UTC, 8 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, September 16, 1974 at 02:45 UTC, 7 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Monday, September 16, 1974 | 02:45 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Monday, September 23, 1974 | 07:08 |
| Full Moon (after) | Tuesday, October 1, 1974 | 10:38 |
The Moon around September 23
More about this date
Monday, September 23, 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.