Waning · 3.0% lit · ♈︎ Aries 03°
Moon age
28.0days
Moon phase on April 12, 1972Waning Crescent
On Wednesday, April 12, 1972, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 3.0% of its visible face lit, 28.0 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
3.0%Illumination at noon UTC
28.0 dMoon age
360,259 km223,855 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (3°)
33.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 12, 1972 is on Wednesday, March 29, 1972 at 20:06 UTC, 14 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, April 13, 1972 at 20:31 UTC, 1 day later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Thursday, April 6, 1972 | 23:45 |
| New Moon (after) | Thursday, April 13, 1972 | 20:31 |
The Moon around April 12
More about this date
Wednesday, April 12, 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 April 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.