Waning · 98.5% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 13°
Moon age
16.2days
Moon phase on October 23, 1972Waning Gibbous
On Monday, October 23, 1972, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 98.5% of its visible face lit, 16.2 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
98.5%Illumination at noon UTC
16.2 dMoon age
358,298 km222,636 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (14°)
33.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 23, 1972 is on Sunday, October 22, 1972 at 13:25 UTC, 1 day earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, November 6, 1972 at 01:22 UTC, 14 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Sunday, October 22, 1972 | 13:25 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Sunday, October 29, 1972 | 04:41 |
The Moon around October 23
More about this date
Monday, October 23, 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.