Waxing · 88.3% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 18°
Moon age
12.3days
Moon phase on August 21, 1972Waxing Gibbous
On Monday, August 21, 1972, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 88.3% of its visible face lit, 12.3 days after the new moon and growing each night.
88.3%Illumination at noon UTC
12.3 dMoon age
390,738 km242,793 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (18°)
30.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 21, 1972 is on Thursday, August 24, 1972 at 18:22 UTC, 3 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, August 9, 1972 at 05:26 UTC, 12 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Thursday, August 17, 1972 | 01:09 |
| Full Moon (after) | Thursday, August 24, 1972 | 18:22 |
The Moon around August 21
More about this date
Monday, August 21, 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.