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Moon phases April 1972

Last quarter
Thu 06 Apr
23:45 UTC
New moon
Thu 13 Apr
20:31 UTC
First quarter
Thu 20 Apr
12:45 UTC
Full · Pink
Fri 28 Apr
12:45 UTC

In April 1972 the primary moon phases are the Last Quarter on Thursday, April 6 at 23:45 UTC, the New Moon on Thursday, April 13 at 20:31 UTC, the First Quarter on Thursday, April 20 at 12:45 UTC and the Full Moon on Friday, April 28 at 12:45 UTC. The full moon is the Pink Moon.

01 Waning Gibbous, 94% lit 94% 02 Waning Gibbous, 88% lit 88% 03 Waning Gibbous, 82% lit 82% 04 Waning Gibbous, 74% lit 74% 05 Waning Gibbous, 65% lit 65% 06Last Q Last Quarter, 55% lit 55%23:45 07 Waning Crescent, 45% lit 45% 08 Waning Crescent, 35% lit 35% 09 Waning Crescent, 25% lit 25% 10 Waning Crescent, 16% lit 16% 11 Waning Crescent, 8% lit 8% 12 Waning Crescent, 3% lit 3% 13New New Moon, 0% lit 0%20:31 14 Waxing Crescent, 1% lit 1% 15 Waxing Crescent, 4% lit 4% 16 Waxing Crescent, 11% lit 11% 17 Waxing Crescent, 19% lit 19% 18 Waxing Crescent, 29% lit 29% 19 Waxing Crescent, 39% lit 39% 20First Q First Quarter, 50% lit 50%12:45 21 Waxing Gibbous, 60% lit 60% 22 Waxing Gibbous, 70% lit 70% 23 Waxing Gibbous, 78% lit 78% 24 Waxing Gibbous, 86% lit 86% 25 Waxing Gibbous, 92% lit 92% 26 Waxing Gibbous, 96% lit 96% 27 Waxing Gibbous, 99% lit 99% 28Full Full Moon, 100% lit 100%12:45 29 Waning Gibbous, 99% lit 99% 30 Waning Gibbous, 96% lit 96%

Exact phase times

April 1972 has four primary moon phases: the Last Quarter on April 6, the New Moon on April 13, the First Quarter on April 20 and the Full Moon on April 28.

PhaseDateUTCYour time
Last QuarterThursday, April 6, 197223:45
New MoonThursday, April 13, 197220:31
First QuarterThursday, April 20, 197212:45
Full MoonFriday, April 28, 197212:45

Friday, April 28, 1972: Pink Moon, 406,439 km from Earth. Micromoon

Full moons · 1972

Twelve full moons, one blue

30 Jan Wolf total eclipse 29 Feb Snow 29 Mar Worm Micromoon 28 Apr Pink Micromoon 28 May Flower Micromoon 26 Jun Straw­berry 26 Jul Buck partial eclipse 24 Aug Sturgeon 23 Sept Harvest Supermoon 22 Oct Hunter’s Supermoon 20 Nov Beaver Blue moon 20 Dec Cold Supermoon