Waxing · 61.2% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 09°
Moon age
8.7days
Moon phase on July 19, 1972Waxing Gibbous
On Wednesday, July 19, 1972, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 61.2% of its visible face lit, 8.7 days after the new moon and growing each night.
61.2%Illumination at noon UTC
8.7 dMoon age
404,327 km251,237 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (10°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to July 19, 1972 is on Wednesday, July 26, 1972 at 07:24 UTC, 7 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, July 10, 1972 at 19:39 UTC, 9 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Tuesday, July 18, 1972 | 07:46 |
| Full Moon (after) | Wednesday, July 26, 1972 | 07:24 |
The Moon around July 19
More about this date
Wednesday, July 19, 1972 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of July 10, 1972 to the new moon of August 9, 1972, a cycle of 29.41 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.