Waning · 3.5% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 21°
Moon age
27.8days
Moon phase on October 5, 1972Waning Crescent
On Thursday, October 5, 1972, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 3.5% of its visible face lit, 27.8 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
3.5%Illumination at noon UTC
27.8 dMoon age
395,087 km245,495 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (21°)
30.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 5, 1972 is on Saturday, September 23, 1972 at 04:07 UTC, 12 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, October 7, 1972 at 08:08 UTC, 2 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Friday, September 29, 1972 | 19:16 |
| New Moon (after) | Saturday, October 7, 1972 | 08:08 |
The Moon around October 5
More about this date
Thursday, October 5, 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 October 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.