Waning · 95.0% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 04°
Moon age
17.3days
Moon phase on May 30, 1972Waning Gibbous
On Tuesday, May 30, 1972, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 95.0% of its visible face lit, 17.3 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
95.0%Illumination at noon UTC
17.3 dMoon age
398,220 km247,442 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (5°)
30.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 30, 1972 is on Sunday, May 28, 1972 at 04:28 UTC, 2 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, June 11, 1972 at 11:30 UTC, 12 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 30
More about this date
Tuesday, May 30, 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.