Waning · 0.9% lit · ♎︎ Libra 03°
Moon age
28.8days
Moon phase on October 6, 1972Waning Crescent
On Friday, October 6, 1972, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 0.9% of its visible face lit, 28.8 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
0.9%Illumination at noon UTC
28.8 dMoon age
398,115 km247,377 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (4°)
30.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 6, 1972 is on Saturday, September 23, 1972 at 04:07 UTC, 13 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, October 7, 1972 at 08:08 UTC, 1 day 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 6
More about this date
Friday, October 6, 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.