Waxing · 96.6% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 10°
Moon age
13.7days
Moon phase on July 24, 1972Waxing Gibbous
On Monday, July 24, 1972, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 96.6% of its visible face lit, 13.7 days after the new moon and growing each night.
96.6%Illumination at noon UTC
13.7 dMoon age
393,645 km244,600 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (10°)
30.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to July 24, 1972 is on Wednesday, July 26, 1972 at 07:24 UTC, 2 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, July 10, 1972 at 19:39 UTC, 14 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 24
More about this date
Monday, July 24, 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.