Waning · 64.7% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 18°
Moon age
20.8days
Moon phase on September 28, 1972Waning Gibbous
On Thursday, September 28, 1972, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 64.7% of its visible face lit, 20.8 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
64.7%Illumination at noon UTC
20.8 dMoon age
368,915 km229,233 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (18°)
32.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to September 28, 1972 is on Saturday, September 23, 1972 at 04:07 UTC, 5 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, October 7, 1972 at 08:08 UTC, 9 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Saturday, September 23, 1972 | 04:07 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Friday, September 29, 1972 | 19:16 |
The Moon around September 28
More about this date
Thursday, September 28, 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.