Waning · 26.9% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 05°
Moon age
24.2days
Moon phase on October 31, 1972Waning Crescent
On Tuesday, October 31, 1972, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 26.9% of its visible face lit, 24.2 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
26.9%Illumination at noon UTC
24.2 dMoon age
390,999 km242,956 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (6°)
30.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 31, 1972 is on Sunday, October 22, 1972 at 13:25 UTC, 9 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, November 6, 1972 at 01:22 UTC, 6 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 31
More about this date
Tuesday, October 31, 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.