Waxing · 3.4% lit · ♎︎ Libra 07°
Moon age
1.8days
Moon phase on September 9, 1972Waxing Crescent
On Saturday, September 9, 1972, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 3.4% of its visible face lit, 1.8 days after the new moon and growing each night.
3.4%Illumination at noon UTC
1.8 dMoon age
397,447 km246,962 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (7°)
30.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to September 9, 1972 is on Saturday, September 23, 1972 at 04:07 UTC, 14 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, September 7, 1972 at 17:29 UTC, 2 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Thursday, September 7, 1972 | 17:29 |
| First Quarter (after) | Friday, September 15, 1972 | 19:13 |
The Moon around September 9
More about this date
Saturday, September 9, 1972 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of September 7, 1972 to the new moon of October 7, 1972, a cycle of 29.61 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.
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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.