Waxing · 99.9% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 28°
Full Moon at
18:22UTC
Moon phase on August 24, 1972Full Moon
On Thursday, August 24, 1972, the Moon was a Full Moon: 99.9% of its visible face lit, 15.3 days after the new moon and at its fullest. The exact Full Moon happened at .
99.9%Illumination at noon UTC
15.3 dMoon age
376,801 km234,133 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (28°)
31.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
FullWhole disc lit
Full moon
This is the Sturgeon Moon, 375,751 km from Earth.
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 24, 1972 is on Thursday, August 24, 1972 at 18:22 UTC, the same day, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, September 7, 1972 at 17:29 UTC, 14 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Thursday, August 17, 1972 | 01:09 |
| Full Moon (this day) | Thursday, August 24, 1972 | 18:22 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Thursday, August 31, 1972 | 12:48 |
The Moon around August 24
More about this date
Thursday, August 24, 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.