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Moon phase calendar 1972

Full moons
12
New moons
12
Supermoons
4
Blue moons
1
20 Nov
Lunar eclipses
2

1972 has 12 full moons and 12 new moons. It has a Blue Moon (Mon, Nov 20). 4 full moons are supermoons. There are 2 lunar eclipses. All times are UTC.

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All moon phases in 1972 (UTC)

New MoonFirst QuarterFull MoonLast Quarter
–––Jan 8 13:31
Jan 16 10:53Jan 23 09:29Jan 30 10:58Feb 7 11:12
Feb 15 00:29Feb 21 17:20Feb 29 03:12Mar 8 07:06
Mar 15 11:35Mar 22 02:12Mar 29 20:06Apr 6 23:45
Apr 13 20:31Apr 20 12:45Apr 28 12:45May 6 12:26
May 13 04:08May 20 01:17May 28 04:28Jun 4 21:22
Jun 11 11:30Jun 18 15:41Jun 26 18:46Jul 4 03:26
Jul 10 19:39Jul 18 07:46Jul 26 07:24Aug 2 08:02
Aug 9 05:26Aug 17 01:09Aug 24 18:22Aug 31 12:48
Sep 7 17:29Sep 15 19:13Sep 23 04:07Sep 29 19:16
Oct 7 08:08Oct 15 12:55Oct 22 13:25Oct 29 04:41
Nov 6 01:22Nov 14 05:01Nov 20 23:07Nov 27 17:45
Dec 5 20:24Dec 13 18:36Dec 20 09:45Dec 27 10:28

Full moons of 1972 and their names

1972 has 12 full moons, from the Wolf Moon on January 30 to the Cold Moon on December 20.

Date (UTC)NameDistanceNotes
Sunday, January 30, 1972, 10:58Wolf Moon385,977 kmTotal lunar eclipse
Tuesday, February 29, 1972, 03:12Snow Moon396,630 km
Wednesday, March 29, 1972, 20:06Worm Moon403,967 kmMicromoon
Friday, April 28, 1972, 12:45Pink Moon406,439 kmMicromoon
Sunday, May 28, 1972, 04:28Flower Moon403,711 kmMicromoon
Monday, June 26, 1972, 18:46Strawberry Moon396,570 km
Wednesday, July 26, 1972, 07:24Buck Moon386,596 kmPartial lunar eclipse
Thursday, August 24, 1972, 18:22Sturgeon Moon375,751 km
Saturday, September 23, 1972, 04:07Harvest Moon (also Corn Moon)366,018 kmSupermoon
Sunday, October 22, 1972, 13:25Hunter's Moon359,159 kmSupermoon
Monday, November 20, 1972, 23:07Beaver Moon356,516 kmClosest supermoon of the yearBlue Moon (seasonal)
Wednesday, December 20, 1972, 09:45Cold Moon358,766 kmSupermoon

Full moons · 1972

Twelve full moons, one blue

Month by month

In 1972, the 12 new moons run from January 16 to December 5, and each month below shows the Moon's phase day by day.