Waxing · 47.6% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 29°
First Quarter at
17:20UTC
Moon phase on February 21, 1972First Quarter
On Monday, February 21, 1972, the Moon was a First Quarter: 47.6% of its visible face lit, 6.5 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
47.6%Illumination at noon UTC
6.5 dMoon age
371,658 km230,938 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (29°)
32.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to February 21, 1972 is on Tuesday, February 29, 1972 at 03:12 UTC, 8 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, February 15, 1972 at 00:29 UTC, 6 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Tuesday, February 15, 1972 | 00:29 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Monday, February 21, 1972 | 17:20 |
| Full Moon (after) | Tuesday, February 29, 1972 | 03:12 |
The Moon around February 21
More about this date
Monday, February 21, 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.