Waning · 38.3% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 02°
Moon age
23.5days
Moon phase on March 9, 1972Waning Crescent
On Thursday, March 9, 1972, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 38.3% of its visible face lit, 23.5 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
38.3%Illumination at noon UTC
23.5 dMoon age
392,589 km243,943 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (3°)
30.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 9, 1972 is on Tuesday, February 29, 1972 at 03:12 UTC, 9 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, March 15, 1972 at 11:35 UTC, 6 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Wednesday, March 8, 1972 | 07:06 |
| New Moon (after) | Wednesday, March 15, 1972 | 11:35 |
The Moon around March 9
More about this date
Thursday, March 9, 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.