Waning · 99.2% lit · ♓︎ Pisces 11°
Moon age
16.3days
Moon phase on August 25, 1972Waning Gibbous
On Friday, August 25, 1972, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 99.2% of its visible face lit, 16.3 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
99.2%Illumination at noon UTC
16.3 dMoon age
373,140 km231,859 mi from Earth
♓︎ PiscesMoon sign (12°)
32.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 25, 1972 is on Thursday, August 24, 1972 at 18:22 UTC, 1 day earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, September 7, 1972 at 17:29 UTC, 13 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Thursday, August 24, 1972 | 18:22 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Thursday, August 31, 1972 | 12:48 |
The Moon around August 25
More about this date
Friday, August 25, 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.