Waxing · 1.9% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 03°
Moon age
1.3days
Moon phase on August 10, 1972Waxing Crescent
On Thursday, August 10, 1972, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 1.9% of its visible face lit, 1.3 days after the new moon and growing each night.
1.9%Illumination at noon UTC
1.3 dMoon age
385,879 km239,774 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (4°)
31.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 10, 1972 is on Thursday, August 24, 1972 at 18:22 UTC, 14 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, August 9, 1972 at 05:26 UTC, 1 day earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Wednesday, August 9, 1972 | 05:26 |
| First Quarter (after) | Thursday, August 17, 1972 | 01:09 |
The Moon around August 10
More about this date
Thursday, August 10, 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.
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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.