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The Moon on Wednesday, April 19, 1972: Waxing Crescent, 39% lit

Waxing · 39.1% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 16°

Moon age

5.6days

Moon phase on April 19, 1972Waxing Crescent

Wednesday 19 April 1972377,638 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Wednesday, April 19, 1972, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 39.1% of its visible face lit, 5.6 days after the new moon and growing each night.

39.1%Illumination at noon UTC
5.6 dMoon age
377,638 km234,653 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (17°)
31.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to April 19, 1972 is on Friday, April 28, 1972 at 12:45 UTC, 9 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, April 13, 1972 at 20:31 UTC, 6 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
New Moon (before)Thursday, April 13, 197220:31
First Quarter (after)Thursday, April 20, 197212:45

The Moon around April 19

More about this date

Wednesday, April 19, 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.