Waning · 99.5% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 06°
Moon age
15.4days
Moon phase on November 21, 1972Waning Gibbous
On Tuesday, November 21, 1972, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 99.5% of its visible face lit, 15.4 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
99.5%Illumination at noon UTC
15.4 dMoon age
356,766 km221,684 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (7°)
33.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to November 21, 1972 is on Monday, November 20, 1972 at 23:07 UTC, 1 day earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, December 5, 1972 at 20:24 UTC, 14 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Monday, November 20, 1972 | 23:07 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Monday, November 27, 1972 | 17:45 |
The Moon around November 21
More about this date
Tuesday, November 21, 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.