Waxing · 69.6% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 17°
Moon age
10.2days
Moon phase on October 17, 1972Waxing Gibbous
On Tuesday, October 17, 1972, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 69.6% of its visible face lit, 10.2 days after the new moon and growing each night.
69.6%Illumination at noon UTC
10.2 dMoon age
384,313 km238,801 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (17°)
31.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 17, 1972 is on Sunday, October 22, 1972 at 13:25 UTC, 5 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, October 7, 1972 at 08:08 UTC, 10 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Sunday, October 15, 1972 | 12:55 |
| Full Moon (after) | Sunday, October 22, 1972 | 13:25 |
The Moon around October 17
More about this date
Tuesday, October 17, 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.