Waxing · 64.3% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 17°
Moon age
8.3days
Moon phase on May 21, 1972Waxing Gibbous
On Sunday, May 21, 1972, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 64.3% of its visible face lit, 8.3 days after the new moon and growing each night.
64.3%Illumination at noon UTC
8.3 dMoon age
398,112 km247,375 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (17°)
30.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 21, 1972 is on Sunday, May 28, 1972 at 04:28 UTC, 7 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, May 13, 1972 at 04:08 UTC, 8 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Saturday, May 20, 1972 | 01:17 |
| Full Moon (after) | Sunday, May 28, 1972 | 04:28 |
The Moon around May 21
More about this date
Sunday, May 21, 1972 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 13, 1972 to the new moon of June 11, 1972, a cycle of 29.31 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.
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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.