Waning · 99.7% lit · ♈︎ Aries 05°
Full Moon at
04:07UTC
Moon phase on September 23, 1972Full Moon
On Saturday, September 23, 1972, the Moon was a Full Moon: 99.7% of its visible face lit, 15.8 days after the new moon and at its fullest. The exact Full Moon happened at .
99.7%Illumination at noon UTC
15.8 dMoon age
365,065 km226,841 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (5°)
32.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
FullWhole disc lit
Full moon
This is the Harvest Moon (also called the Corn Moon), 366,018 km from Earth. Supermoon
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to September 23, 1972 is on Saturday, September 23, 1972 at 04:07 UTC, the same day, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, October 7, 1972 at 08:08 UTC, 14 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Friday, September 15, 1972 | 19:13 |
| Full Moon (this day) | Saturday, September 23, 1972 | 04:07 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Friday, September 29, 1972 | 19:16 |
The Moon around September 23
More about this date
Saturday, September 23, 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.