Waning · 0.2% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 09°
New Moon at
20:24UTC
Moon phase on December 5, 1972New Moon
On Tuesday, December 5, 1972, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.2% of its visible face lit, 29.4 days after the new moon and between the Earth and the Sun, so it is not visible. The exact New Moon happened at .
0.2%Illumination at noon UTC
29.4 dMoon age
406,256 km252,436 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (10°)
29.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 5, 1972 is on Monday, November 20, 1972 at 23:07 UTC, 15 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, December 5, 1972 at 20:24 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Monday, November 27, 1972 | 17:45 |
| New Moon (this day) | Tuesday, December 5, 1972 | 20:24 |
| First Quarter (after) | Wednesday, December 13, 1972 | 18:36 |
The Moon around December 5
More about this date
Tuesday, December 5, 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 December 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.