Waning · 78.9% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 07°
Moon age
19.6days
Moon phase on May 3, 1972Waning Gibbous
On Wednesday, May 3, 1972, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 78.9% of its visible face lit, 19.6 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
78.9%Illumination at noon UTC
19.6 dMoon age
397,384 km246,923 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (8°)
30.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 3, 1972 is on Friday, April 28, 1972 at 12:45 UTC, 5 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, May 13, 1972 at 04:08 UTC, 10 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Friday, April 28, 1972 | 12:45 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Saturday, May 6, 1972 | 12:26 |
The Moon around May 3
More about this date
Wednesday, May 3, 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 May 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.