Waning · 99.8% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 14°
Full Moon at
03:12UTC
Moon phase on February 29, 1972Full Moon
On Tuesday, February 29, 1972, the Moon was a Full Moon: 99.8% of its visible face lit, 14.5 days after the new moon and at its fullest. The exact Full Moon happened at .
99.8%Illumination at noon UTC
14.5 dMoon age
397,729 km247,137 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (14°)
30.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
FullWhole disc lit
Full moon
This is the Snow Moon, 396,630 km from Earth.
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to February 29, 1972 is on Tuesday, February 29, 1972 at 03:12 UTC, the same day, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, February 15, 1972 at 00:29 UTC, 14 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Monday, February 21, 1972 | 17:20 |
| Full Moon (this day) | Tuesday, February 29, 1972 | 03:12 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Wednesday, March 8, 1972 | 07:06 |
The Moon around February 29
More about this date
Tuesday, February 29, 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.