Waning · 98.8% lit · ♌︎ Leo 23°
Moon age
15.0days
Moon phase on January 31, 1972Waning Gibbous
On Monday, January 31, 1972, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 98.8% of its visible face lit, 15.0 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
98.8%Illumination at noon UTC
15.0 dMoon age
390,062 km242,373 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (23°)
30.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 31, 1972 is on Sunday, January 30, 1972 at 10:58 UTC, 1 day earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, February 15, 1972 at 00:29 UTC, 15 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Sunday, January 30, 1972 | 10:58 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Monday, February 7, 1972 | 11:12 |
The Moon around January 31
More about this date
Monday, January 31, 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.