Waxing · 10.5% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 04°
Moon age
2.6days
Moon phase on April 16, 1972Waxing Crescent
On Sunday, April 16, 1972, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 10.5% of its visible face lit, 2.6 days after the new moon and growing each night.
10.5%Illumination at noon UTC
2.6 dMoon age
361,872 km224,857 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (4°)
33.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 16, 1972 is on Friday, April 28, 1972 at 12:45 UTC, 12 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, April 13, 1972 at 20:31 UTC, 3 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Thursday, April 13, 1972 | 20:31 |
| First Quarter (after) | Thursday, April 20, 1972 | 12:45 |
The Moon around April 16
More about this date
Sunday, April 16, 1972 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 13, 1972 to the new moon of May 13, 1972, a cycle of 29.32 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.
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- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.