Waxing · 76.1% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 01°
Moon age
10.0days
Moon phase on June 21, 1972Waxing Gibbous
On Wednesday, June 21, 1972, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 76.1% of its visible face lit, 10.0 days after the new moon and growing each night.
76.1%Illumination at noon UTC
10.0 dMoon age
405,025 km251,671 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (2°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to June 21, 1972 is on Monday, June 26, 1972 at 18:46 UTC, 5 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, June 11, 1972 at 11:30 UTC, 10 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Sunday, June 18, 1972 | 15:41 |
| Full Moon (after) | Monday, June 26, 1972 | 18:46 |
The Moon around June 21
More about this date
Wednesday, June 21, 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.