Waning · 12.9% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 06°
Moon age
26.3days
Moon phase on June 8, 1972Waning Crescent
On Thursday, June 8, 1972, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 12.9% of its visible face lit, 26.3 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
12.9%Illumination at noon UTC
26.3 dMoon age
362,199 km225,060 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (6°)
33.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to June 8, 1972 is on Sunday, May 28, 1972 at 04:28 UTC, 11 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, June 11, 1972 at 11:30 UTC, 3 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Sunday, June 4, 1972 | 21:22 |
| New Moon (after) | Sunday, June 11, 1972 | 11:30 |
The Moon around June 8
More about this date
Thursday, June 8, 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 June 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.