Waning · 34.7% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 01°
Moon age
24.0days
Moon phase on July 5, 1972Waning Crescent
On Wednesday, July 5, 1972, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 34.7% of its visible face lit, 24.0 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
34.7%Illumination at noon UTC
24.0 dMoon age
368,212 km228,796 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (2°)
32.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to July 5, 1972 is on Monday, June 26, 1972 at 18:46 UTC, 9 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, July 10, 1972 at 19:39 UTC, 5 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Tuesday, July 4, 1972 | 03:26 |
| New Moon (after) | Monday, July 10, 1972 | 19:39 |
The Moon around July 5
More about this date
Wednesday, July 5, 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.
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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.