Waxing · 29.1% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 00°
Moon age
5.0days
Moon phase on June 16, 1972Waxing Crescent
On Friday, June 16, 1972, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 29.1% of its visible face lit, 5.0 days after the new moon and growing each night.
29.1%Illumination at noon UTC
5.0 dMoon age
387,492 km240,776 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (1°)
30.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to June 16, 1972 is on Monday, June 26, 1972 at 18:46 UTC, 10 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, June 11, 1972 at 11:30 UTC, 5 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Sunday, June 11, 1972 | 11:30 |
| First Quarter (after) | Sunday, June 18, 1972 | 15:41 |
The Moon around June 16
More about this date
Friday, June 16, 1972 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of June 11, 1972 to the new moon of July 10, 1972, a cycle of 29.34 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.
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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.