Waxing · 3.1% lit · ♓︎ Pisces 16°
Moon age
1.5days
Moon phase on February 16, 1972Waxing Crescent
On Wednesday, February 16, 1972, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 3.1% of its visible face lit, 1.5 days after the new moon and growing each night.
3.1%Illumination at noon UTC
1.5 dMoon age
366,208 km227,551 mi from Earth
♓︎ PiscesMoon sign (17°)
32.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to February 16, 1972 is on Tuesday, February 29, 1972 at 03:12 UTC, 13 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, February 15, 1972 at 00:29 UTC, 1 day earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Tuesday, February 15, 1972 | 00:29 |
| First Quarter (after) | Monday, February 21, 1972 | 17:20 |
The Moon around February 16
More about this date
Wednesday, February 16, 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.
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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.