Waning · 1.7% lit · ♌︎ Leo 29°
Moon age
28.3days
Moon phase on September 6, 1972Waning Crescent
On Wednesday, September 6, 1972, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 1.7% of its visible face lit, 28.3 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
1.7%Illumination at noon UTC
28.3 dMoon age
386,841 km240,372 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (29°)
30.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to September 6, 1972 is on Thursday, August 24, 1972 at 18:22 UTC, 13 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, September 7, 1972 at 17:29 UTC, 1 day later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Thursday, August 31, 1972 | 12:48 |
| New Moon (after) | Thursday, September 7, 1972 | 17:29 |
The Moon around September 6
More about this date
Wednesday, September 6, 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 September 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.