Waning · 46.0% lit · ♈︎ Aries 17°
Last Quarter at
03:26UTC
Moon phase on July 4, 1972Last Quarter
On Tuesday, July 4, 1972, the Moon was a Last Quarter: 46.0% of its visible face lit, 23.0 days after the new moon and shrinking each night. The exact Last Quarter happened at .
46.0%Illumination at noon UTC
23.0 dMoon age
370,813 km230,412 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (17°)
32.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to July 4, 1972 is on Monday, June 26, 1972 at 18:46 UTC, 8 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, July 10, 1972 at 19:39 UTC, 6 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Monday, June 26, 1972 | 18:46 |
| Last Quarter (this day) | Tuesday, July 4, 1972 | 03:26 |
| New Moon (after) | Monday, July 10, 1972 | 19:39 |
The Moon around July 4
More about this date
Tuesday, July 4, 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 July 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.