Waning · 42.4% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 15°
Moon age
22.4days
Moon phase on November 28, 1972Waning Crescent
On Tuesday, November 28, 1972, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 42.4% of its visible face lit, 22.4 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
42.4%Illumination at noon UTC
22.4 dMoon age
391,342 km243,168 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (15°)
30.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to November 28, 1972 is on Monday, November 20, 1972 at 23:07 UTC, 8 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, December 5, 1972 at 20:24 UTC, 7 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Monday, November 27, 1972 | 17:45 |
| New Moon (after) | Tuesday, December 5, 1972 | 20:24 |
The Moon around November 28
More about this date
Tuesday, November 28, 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.