Waxing · 99.5% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 21°
Full Moon at
23:07UTC
Moon phase on November 20, 1972Full Moon
On Monday, November 20, 1972, the Moon was a Full Moon: 99.5% of its visible face lit, 14.4 days after the new moon and at its fullest. The exact Full Moon happened at .
99.5%Illumination at noon UTC
14.4 dMoon age
356,772 km221,688 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (22°)
33.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
FullWhole disc lit
Full moon
This is the Beaver Moon, 356,516 km from Earth. Closest supermoon of the yearBlue Moon (seasonal)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to November 20, 1972 is on Monday, November 20, 1972 at 23:07 UTC, the same day, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, November 6, 1972 at 01:22 UTC, 14 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Tuesday, November 14, 1972 | 05:01 |
| Full Moon (this day) | Monday, November 20, 1972 | 23:07 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Monday, November 27, 1972 | 17:45 |
The Moon around November 20
More about this date
Monday, November 20, 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.
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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.