Waning · 98.2% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 15°
Moon age
15.6days
Moon phase on December 21, 1972Waning Gibbous
On Thursday, December 21, 1972, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 98.2% of its visible face lit, 15.6 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
98.2%Illumination at noon UTC
15.6 dMoon age
361,682 km224,739 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (15°)
33.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 21, 1972 is on Wednesday, December 20, 1972 at 09:45 UTC, 1 day earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, January 4, 1973 at 15:43 UTC, 14 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Wednesday, December 20, 1972 | 09:45 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Wednesday, December 27, 1972 | 10:28 |
The Moon around December 21
More about this date
Thursday, December 21, 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.