Waning · 98.4% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 19°
Moon age
16.7days
Moon phase on July 27, 1972Waning Gibbous
On Thursday, July 27, 1972, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 98.4% of its visible face lit, 16.7 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
98.4%Illumination at noon UTC
16.7 dMoon age
382,199 km237,487 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (19°)
31.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to July 27, 1972 is on Wednesday, July 26, 1972 at 07:24 UTC, 1 day earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, August 9, 1972 at 05:26 UTC, 13 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Wednesday, July 26, 1972 | 07:24 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Wednesday, August 2, 1972 | 08:02 |
The Moon around July 27
More about this date
Thursday, July 27, 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.