Waxing · 78.9% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 00°
Moon age
10.6days
Moon phase on December 16, 1972Waxing Gibbous
On Saturday, December 16, 1972, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 78.9% of its visible face lit, 10.6 days after the new moon and growing each night.
78.9%Illumination at noon UTC
10.6 dMoon age
365,779 km227,284 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (0°)
32.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 16, 1972 is on Wednesday, December 20, 1972 at 09:45 UTC, 4 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, December 5, 1972 at 20:24 UTC, 11 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Wednesday, December 13, 1972 | 18:36 |
| Full Moon (after) | Wednesday, December 20, 1972 | 09:45 |
The Moon around December 16
More about this date
Saturday, December 16, 1972 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 5, 1972 to the new moon of January 4, 1973, a cycle of 29.80 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.
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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.