Moon Phase TodayMoon phases in 1972: full, new and quarter moons
Full moons13
Closest full moon356,524 km1972-11-21 08:06
Farthest full moon406,450 km1972-04-28 21:44
Near vs far49,926 kmapparent diameter about 14% larger
Second full moon in a month1Jan 30
Full-moon distance (km)
374,457
385,988
396,641
403,979
406,450
403,722
396,582
386,608
375,762
366,030
359,169
356,524
358,775
Principal phases (JST)
| Phase | Date | Distance (km) |
|---|---|---|
| Full moon | 1972-01-01 05:19 | 374,457 |
| Last quarter | 1972-01-08 22:30 | 404,195 |
| New moon | 1972-01-16 19:52 | 381,094 |
| First quarter | 1972-01-23 18:28 | 370,392 |
| Full moon | 1972-01-30 19:58 | 385,988 |
| Last quarter | 1972-02-07 20:11 | 403,201 |
| New moon | 1972-02-15 09:28 | 370,081 |
| First quarter | 1972-02-22 02:20 | 372,369 |
| Full moon | 1972-02-29 12:11 | 396,641 |
| Last quarter | 1972-03-08 16:05 | 398,209 |
| New moon | 1972-03-15 20:34 | 361,726 |
| First quarter | 1972-03-22 11:11 | 376,970 |
| Full moon | 1972-03-30 05:05 | 403,979 |
| Last quarter | 1972-04-07 08:44 | 390,798 |
| New moon | 1972-04-14 05:30 | 357,434 |
| First quarter | 1972-04-20 21:45 | 383,670 |
| Full moon | 1972-04-28 21:44 | 406,450 |
| Last quarter | 1972-05-06 21:26 | 382,966 |
| New moon | 1972-05-13 13:07 | 357,678 |
| First quarter | 1972-05-20 10:16 | 391,320 |
| Full moon | 1972-05-28 13:27 | 403,722 |
| Last quarter | 1972-06-05 06:21 | 376,340 |
| New moon | 1972-06-11 20:29 | 362,213 |
| First quarter | 1972-06-19 00:40 | 398,302 |
| Full moon | 1972-06-27 03:46 | 396,582 |
| Last quarter | 1972-07-04 12:25 | 371,830 |
| New moon | 1972-07-11 04:38 | 370,250 |
| First quarter | 1972-07-18 16:45 | 402,984 |
| Full moon | 1972-07-26 16:23 | 386,608 |
| Last quarter | 1972-08-02 17:02 | 369,800 |
| New moon | 1972-08-09 14:25 | 380,514 |
| First quarter | 1972-08-17 10:09 | 404,161 |
| Full moon | 1972-08-25 03:21 | 375,762 |
| Last quarter | 1972-08-31 21:48 | 370,402 |
| New moon | 1972-09-08 02:28 | 391,263 |
| First quarter | 1972-09-16 04:12 | 401,407 |
| Full moon | 1972-09-23 13:06 | 366,030 |
| Last quarter | 1972-09-30 04:16 | 373,711 |
| New moon | 1972-10-07 17:07 | 400,407 |
| First quarter | 1972-10-15 21:54 | 395,357 |
| Full moon | 1972-10-22 22:25 | 359,169 |
| Last quarter | 1972-10-29 13:40 | 379,545 |
| New moon | 1972-11-06 10:21 | 405,837 |
| First quarter | 1972-11-14 14:00 | 387,636 |
| Full moon | 1972-11-21 08:06 | 356,524 |
| Last quarter | 1972-11-28 02:44 | 387,146 |
| New moon | 1972-12-06 05:24 | 406,013 |
| First quarter | 1972-12-14 03:35 | 380,169 |
| Full moon | 1972-12-20 18:45 | 358,775 |
| Last quarter | 1972-12-27 19:27 | 395,040 |
Computed with the JPL DE421 ephemeris and Skyfield (JST). Illumination and age are for 12:00 JST; moonrise and moonset are for Tokyo. Distances are centre to centre. "Supermoon" is not a formal astronomical term.
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13 full moons in 1972. Closest: 1972-11-21 08:06 JST (356,524 km); farthest: 1972-04-28 21:44 JST (406,450 km).