Waxing · 56.9% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 01°
Moon age
8.8days
Moon phase on September 16, 1972Waxing Gibbous
On Saturday, September 16, 1972, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 56.9% of its visible face lit, 8.8 days after the new moon and growing each night.
56.9%Illumination at noon UTC
8.8 dMoon age
399,001 km247,928 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (1°)
29.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to September 16, 1972 is on Saturday, September 23, 1972 at 04:07 UTC, 7 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, September 7, 1972 at 17:29 UTC, 9 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Friday, September 15, 1972 | 19:13 |
| Full Moon (after) | Saturday, September 23, 1972 | 04:07 |
The Moon around September 16
More about this date
Saturday, September 16, 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.