Waning · 36.5% lit · ♌︎ Leo 23°
Moon age
23.2days
Moon phase on October 30, 1972Waning Crescent
On Monday, October 30, 1972, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 36.5% of its visible face lit, 23.2 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
36.5%Illumination at noon UTC
23.2 dMoon age
386,328 km240,053 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (23°)
30.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 30, 1972 is on Sunday, October 22, 1972 at 13:25 UTC, 8 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, November 6, 1972 at 01:22 UTC, 7 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Sunday, October 29, 1972 | 04:41 |
| New Moon (after) | Monday, November 6, 1972 | 01:22 |
The Moon around October 30
More about this date
Monday, October 30, 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.