Waxing · 60.1% lit · ♌︎ Leo 13°
Moon age
7.6days
Moon phase on April 21, 1972Waxing Gibbous
On Friday, April 21, 1972, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 60.1% of its visible face lit, 7.6 days after the new moon and growing each night.
60.1%Illumination at noon UTC
7.6 dMoon age
388,879 km241,638 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (13°)
30.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 21, 1972 is on Friday, April 28, 1972 at 12:45 UTC, 7 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, April 13, 1972 at 20:31 UTC, 8 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Thursday, April 20, 1972 | 12:45 |
| Full Moon (after) | Friday, April 28, 1972 | 12:45 |
The Moon around April 21
More about this date
Friday, April 21, 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.