Waxing · 0.4% lit · ♓︎ Pisces 02°
New Moon at
00:29UTC
Moon phase on February 15, 1972New Moon
On Tuesday, February 15, 1972, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.4% of its visible face lit, 0.5 days after the new moon and between the Earth and the Sun, so it is not visible. The exact New Moon happened at .
0.4%Illumination at noon UTC
0.5 dMoon age
368,519 km228,987 mi from Earth
♓︎ PiscesMoon sign (2°)
32.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to February 15, 1972 is on Tuesday, February 29, 1972 at 03:12 UTC, 14 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, February 15, 1972 at 00:29 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Monday, February 7, 1972 | 11:12 |
| New Moon (this day) | Tuesday, February 15, 1972 | 00:29 |
| First Quarter (after) | Monday, February 21, 1972 | 17:20 |
The Moon around February 15
More about this date
Tuesday, February 15, 1972 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of February 15, 1972 to the new moon of March 15, 1972, a cycle of 29.46 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.