Waning · 50.7% lit · ♎︎ Libra 16°
Last Quarter at
13:31UTC
Moon phase on January 8, 1972Last Quarter
On Saturday, January 8, 1972, the Moon was a Last Quarter: 50.7% of its visible face lit, 21.7 days after the new moon and shrinking each night. The exact Last Quarter happened at .
50.7%Illumination at noon UTC
21.7 dMoon age
404,171 km251,140 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (17°)
29.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 8, 1972 is on Friday, December 31, 1971 at 20:20 UTC, 8 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, January 16, 1972 at 10:53 UTC, 8 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Friday, December 31, 1971 | 20:20 |
| Last Quarter (this day) | Saturday, January 8, 1972 | 13:31 |
| New Moon (after) | Sunday, January 16, 1972 | 10:53 |
The Moon around January 8
More about this date
Saturday, January 8, 1972 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 17, 1971 to the new moon of January 16, 1972, a cycle of 29.66 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in January 1972, or the whole moon calendar 1972.
- The same date one year apart: 1971 · 1973.
- 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.