Waning · 57.8% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 08°
Moon age
21.5days
Moon phase on March 7, 1972Waning Gibbous
On Tuesday, March 7, 1972, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 57.8% of its visible face lit, 21.5 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
57.8%Illumination at noon UTC
21.5 dMoon age
401,128 km249,249 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (8°)
29.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 7, 1972 is on Tuesday, February 29, 1972 at 03:12 UTC, 7 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, March 15, 1972 at 11:35 UTC, 8 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Tuesday, February 29, 1972 | 03:12 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Wednesday, March 8, 1972 | 07:06 |
The Moon around March 7
More about this date
Tuesday, March 7, 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 March 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.