Waning · 7.7% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 20°
Moon age
27.0days
Moon phase on February 12, 1972Waning Crescent
On Saturday, February 12, 1972, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 7.7% of its visible face lit, 27.0 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
7.7%Illumination at noon UTC
27.0 dMoon age
381,743 km237,204 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (21°)
31.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to February 12, 1972 is on Sunday, January 30, 1972 at 10:58 UTC, 13 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, February 15, 1972 at 00:29 UTC, 3 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 12
More about this date
Saturday, February 12, 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.