Waning · 31.0% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 12°
Moon age
24.0days
Moon phase on February 9, 1972Waning Crescent
On Wednesday, February 9, 1972, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 31.0% of its visible face lit, 24.0 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
31.0%Illumination at noon UTC
24.0 dMoon age
396,944 km246,649 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (12°)
30.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to February 9, 1972 is on Sunday, January 30, 1972 at 10:58 UTC, 10 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, February 15, 1972 at 00:29 UTC, 6 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Monday, February 7, 1972 | 11:12 |
| New Moon (after) | Tuesday, February 15, 1972 | 00:29 |
The Moon around February 9
More about this date
Wednesday, February 9, 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.
- 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.