Waning · 97.3% lit · ♎︎ Libra 29°
Moon age
16.0days
Moon phase on March 31, 1972Waning Gibbous
On Friday, March 31, 1972, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 97.3% of its visible face lit, 16.0 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
97.3%Illumination at noon UTC
16.0 dMoon age
405,870 km252,196 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (29°)
29.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 31, 1972 is on Wednesday, March 29, 1972 at 20:06 UTC, 2 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, April 13, 1972 at 20:31 UTC, 13 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Wednesday, March 29, 1972 | 20:06 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Thursday, April 6, 1972 | 23:45 |
The Moon around March 31
More about this date
Friday, March 31, 1972 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of March 15, 1972 to the new moon of April 13, 1972, a cycle of 29.37 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.