Waxing · 0.1% lit · ♌︎ Leo 20°
New Moon at
05:26UTC
Moon phase on August 9, 1972New Moon
On Wednesday, August 9, 1972, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.1% of its visible face lit, 29.7 days after the new moon and between the Earth and the Sun, so it is not visible. The exact New Moon happened at .
0.1%Illumination at noon UTC
29.7 dMoon age
381,607 km237,119 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (20°)
31.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 9, 1972 is on Wednesday, July 26, 1972 at 07:24 UTC, 14 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, August 9, 1972 at 05:26 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Wednesday, August 2, 1972 | 08:02 |
| New Moon (this day) | Wednesday, August 9, 1972 | 05:26 |
| First Quarter (after) | Thursday, August 17, 1972 | 01:09 |
The Moon around August 9
More about this date
Wednesday, August 9, 1972 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of August 9, 1972 to the new moon of September 7, 1972, a cycle of 29.50 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.