Waning · 15.0% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 24°
Moon age
25.6days
Moon phase on December 31, 1972Waning Crescent
On Sunday, December 31, 1972, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 15.0% of its visible face lit, 25.6 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
15.0%Illumination at noon UTC
25.6 dMoon age
405,858 km252,188 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (25°)
29.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 31, 1972 is on Wednesday, December 20, 1972 at 09:45 UTC, 11 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, January 4, 1973 at 15:43 UTC, 4 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Wednesday, December 27, 1972 | 10:28 |
| New Moon (after) | Thursday, January 4, 1973 | 15:43 |
The Moon around December 31
More about this date
Sunday, December 31, 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.
- 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.