Waning · 16.7% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 25°
Moon age
25.7days
Moon phase on August 5, 1972Waning Crescent
On Saturday, August 5, 1972, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 16.7% of its visible face lit, 25.7 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
16.7%Illumination at noon UTC
25.7 dMoon age
370,498 km230,217 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (25°)
32.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 5, 1972 is on Wednesday, July 26, 1972 at 07:24 UTC, 10 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, August 9, 1972 at 05:26 UTC, 4 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Wednesday, August 2, 1972 | 08:02 |
| New Moon (after) | Wednesday, August 9, 1972 | 05:26 |
The Moon around August 5
More about this date
Saturday, August 5, 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 August 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.