Waxing · 18.8% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 18°
Moon age
3.6days
Moon phase on April 17, 1972Waxing Crescent
On Monday, April 17, 1972, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 18.8% of its visible face lit, 3.6 days after the new moon and growing each night.
18.8%Illumination at noon UTC
3.6 dMoon age
366,391 km227,665 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (19°)
32.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 17, 1972 is on Friday, April 28, 1972 at 12:45 UTC, 11 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, April 13, 1972 at 20:31 UTC, 4 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 17
More about this date
Monday, April 17, 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.