Waning · 0.5% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 07°
Moon age
29.2days
Moon phase on November 5, 1972Waning Crescent
On Sunday, November 5, 1972, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 0.5% of its visible face lit, 29.2 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
0.5%Illumination at noon UTC
29.2 dMoon age
405,191 km251,774 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (7°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to November 5, 1972 is on Sunday, October 22, 1972 at 13:25 UTC, 14 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, November 6, 1972 at 01:22 UTC, 1 day 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 November 5
More about this date
Sunday, November 5, 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 November 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.