Waning · 68.3% lit · ♎︎ Libra 24°
Moon age
20.0days
Moon phase on February 5, 1972Waning Gibbous
On Saturday, February 5, 1972, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 68.3% of its visible face lit, 20.0 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
68.3%Illumination at noon UTC
20.0 dMoon age
404,388 km251,275 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (24°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to February 5, 1972 is on Sunday, January 30, 1972 at 10:58 UTC, 6 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, February 15, 1972 at 00:29 UTC, 10 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 February 5
More about this date
Saturday, February 5, 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 February 1972, or the whole moon calendar 1972.
- The same date one year apart: 1971 · 1973.
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- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.