Waxing · 25.6% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 00°
Moon age
4.5days
Moon phase on February 19, 1972Waxing Crescent
On Saturday, February 19, 1972, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 25.6% of its visible face lit, 4.5 days after the new moon and growing each night.
25.6%Illumination at noon UTC
4.5 dMoon age
366,776 km227,904 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (0°)
32.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to February 19, 1972 is on Tuesday, February 29, 1972 at 03:12 UTC, 10 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, February 15, 1972 at 00:29 UTC, 4 days 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 19
More about this date
Saturday, February 19, 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.