Waning · 98.3% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 22°
Moon age
16.3days
Moon phase on May 29, 1972Waning Gibbous
On Monday, May 29, 1972, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 98.3% of its visible face lit, 16.3 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
98.3%Illumination at noon UTC
16.3 dMoon age
400,926 km249,124 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (23°)
29.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 29, 1972 is on Sunday, May 28, 1972 at 04:28 UTC, 1 day earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, June 11, 1972 at 11:30 UTC, 13 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Sunday, May 28, 1972 | 04:28 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Sunday, June 4, 1972 | 21:22 |
The Moon around May 29
More about this date
Monday, May 29, 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.
- 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.