Waning · 46.9% lit · ♌︎ Leo 09°
Last Quarter at
04:41UTC
Moon phase on October 29, 1972Last Quarter
On Sunday, October 29, 1972, the Moon was a Last Quarter: 46.9% of its visible face lit, 22.2 days after the new moon and shrinking each night. The exact Last Quarter happened at .
46.9%Illumination at noon UTC
22.2 dMoon age
381,199 km236,866 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (10°)
31.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 29, 1972 is on Sunday, October 22, 1972 at 13:25 UTC, 7 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, November 6, 1972 at 01:22 UTC, 8 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Sunday, October 22, 1972 | 13:25 |
| Last Quarter (this day) | Sunday, October 29, 1972 | 04:41 |
| New Moon (after) | Monday, November 6, 1972 | 01:22 |
The Moon around October 29
More about this date
Sunday, October 29, 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.