Waxing · 20.8% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 13°
Moon age
4.8days
Moon phase on September 12, 1972Waxing Crescent
On Tuesday, September 12, 1972, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 20.8% of its visible face lit, 4.8 days after the new moon and growing each night.
20.8%Illumination at noon UTC
4.8 dMoon age
404,405 km251,286 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (14°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to September 12, 1972 is on Saturday, September 23, 1972 at 04:07 UTC, 11 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, September 7, 1972 at 17:29 UTC, 5 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 12
More about this date
Tuesday, September 12, 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.
- 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.