Waxing · 99.8% lit · ♈︎ Aries 28°
Full Moon at
13:25UTC
Moon phase on October 22, 1972Full Moon
On Sunday, October 22, 1972, the Moon was a Full Moon: 99.8% of its visible face lit, 15.2 days after the new moon and at its fullest. The exact Full Moon happened at .
99.8%Illumination at noon UTC
15.2 dMoon age
359,269 km223,239 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (28°)
33.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
FullWhole disc lit
Full moon
This is the Hunter's Moon, 359,159 km from Earth. Supermoon
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 22, 1972 is on Sunday, October 22, 1972 at 13:25 UTC, the same day, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, November 6, 1972 at 01:22 UTC, 15 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Sunday, October 15, 1972 | 12:55 |
| Full Moon (this day) | Sunday, October 22, 1972 | 13:25 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Sunday, October 29, 1972 | 04:41 |
The Moon around October 22
More about this date
Sunday, October 22, 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.
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- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.