Waxing · 73.7% lit · ♓︎ Pisces 22°
Moon age
10.4days
Moon phase on November 16, 1972Waxing Gibbous
On Thursday, November 16, 1972, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 73.7% of its visible face lit, 10.4 days after the new moon and growing each night.
73.7%Illumination at noon UTC
10.4 dMoon age
373,555 km232,116 mi from Earth
♓︎ PiscesMoon sign (23°)
32.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to November 16, 1972 is on Monday, November 20, 1972 at 23:07 UTC, 4 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, November 6, 1972 at 01:22 UTC, 10 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Tuesday, November 14, 1972 | 05:01 |
| Full Moon (after) | Monday, November 20, 1972 | 23:07 |
The Moon around November 16
More about this date
Thursday, November 16, 1972 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of November 6, 1972 to the new moon of December 5, 1972, a cycle of 29.79 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.