Waxing · 0.2% lit · ♎︎ Libra 16°
New Moon at
08:08UTC
Moon phase on October 7, 1972New Moon
On Saturday, October 7, 1972, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.2% of its visible face lit, 29.8 days after the new moon and between the Earth and the Sun, so it is not visible. The exact New Moon happened at .
0.2%Illumination at noon UTC
29.8 dMoon age
400,802 km249,047 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (16°)
29.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 7, 1972 is on Saturday, September 23, 1972 at 04:07 UTC, 14 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, October 7, 1972 at 08:08 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Friday, September 29, 1972 | 19:16 |
| New Moon (this day) | Saturday, October 7, 1972 | 08:08 |
| First Quarter (after) | Sunday, October 15, 1972 | 12:55 |
The Moon around October 7
More about this date
Saturday, October 7, 1972 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of October 7, 1972 to the new moon of November 6, 1972, a cycle of 29.72 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.