Waxing · 98.1% lit · ♈︎ Aries 13°
Moon age
14.2days
Moon phase on October 21, 1972Waxing Gibbous
On Saturday, October 21, 1972, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 98.1% of its visible face lit, 14.2 days after the new moon and growing each night.
98.1%Illumination at noon UTC
14.2 dMoon age
362,054 km224,970 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (13°)
33.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 21, 1972 is on Sunday, October 22, 1972 at 13:25 UTC, 1 day later, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, October 7, 1972 at 08:08 UTC, 14 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 21
More about this date
Saturday, October 21, 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.