Waning · 23.7% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 22°
Moon age
24.7days
Moon phase on January 11, 1972Waning Crescent
On Tuesday, January 11, 1972, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 23.7% of its visible face lit, 24.7 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
23.7%Illumination at noon UTC
24.7 dMoon age
400,979 km249,156 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (22°)
29.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 11, 1972 is on Friday, December 31, 1971 at 20:20 UTC, 11 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, January 16, 1972 at 10:53 UTC, 5 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Saturday, January 8, 1972 | 13:31 |
| New Moon (after) | Sunday, January 16, 1972 | 10:53 |
The Moon around January 11
More about this date
Tuesday, January 11, 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.