Waxing · 0.0% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 26°
New Moon at
10:53UTC
Moon phase on January 16, 1972New Moon
On Sunday, January 16, 1972, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.0% of its visible face lit, 29.7 days after the new moon and between the Earth and the Sun, so it is not visible. The exact New Moon happened at .
0.0%Illumination at noon UTC
29.7 dMoon age
380,903 km236,682 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (26°)
31.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 16, 1972 is on Sunday, January 30, 1972 at 10:58 UTC, 14 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, January 16, 1972 at 10:53 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Saturday, January 8, 1972 | 13:31 |
| New Moon (this day) | Sunday, January 16, 1972 | 10:53 |
| First Quarter (after) | Sunday, January 23, 1972 | 09:29 |
The Moon around January 16
More about this date
Sunday, January 16, 1972 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of January 16, 1972 to the new moon of February 15, 1972, a cycle of 29.57 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.