This page presents a table of key Moon events — apogees, perigees, and new and full Moons — drawn from our database. We have one table per year for 500 years, from 1800 to 2299. You can see overview statistics from this data on the Eclipse Statistics page.

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Hover the mouse over an event to see data about the Moon during that event. The graphical icons show when eclipses occur. Note that all dates and times are in UT.

Moon Data, 1972

Event Sun Distance Sun Size Moon Dist. Moon Size Moon Mag
Geo Zenith
9 Jan, 1972
03:33:24 UT
Apogee		 147,102,876 km
(-1.7%)		 0.542°
(+1.7%)		 404,458 km
(+5.7%)		 0.492°
(-5.6%)		 0.500°
(-5.7%)		 -12.88
(-8.2%)
 
16 Jan, 1972
10:52:24 UT
New Moon		 147,157,588 km
(-1.6%)		 0.542°
(+1.7%)		 381,100 km
(-0.4%)		 0.522°
(+0.1%)		 0.531°
(+0.1%)		 -13.01
(+3.3%)
Annular Solar Eclipse Moon at max eclipse: 0.525° (-1.0%)
22 Jan, 1972
05:33:00 UT
Perigee		 147,222,488 km
(-1.6%)		 0.542°
(+1.6%)		 370,017 km
(-3.3%)		 0.538°
(+3.1%)		 0.547°
(+3.2%)		 -13.07
(+9.5%)
 
30 Jan, 1972
10:58:18 UT
Full Moon		 147,355,360 km
(-1.5%)		 0.541°
(+1.5%)		 385,983 km
(+0.9%)		 0.516°
(-1.1%)		 0.524°
(-1.2%)		 -12.97
(+0.5%)
Total Lunar Eclipse Moon at max eclipse: 0.524° (-1.3%)
6 Feb, 1972
00:46:06 UT
Apogee		 147,502,846 km
(-1.4%)		 0.541°
(+1.4%)		 404,579 km
(+5.7%)		 0.492°
(-5.7%)		 0.500°
(-5.8%)		 -12.87
(-8.7%)
 
15 Feb, 1972
00:28:46 UT
New Moon		 147,749,407 km
(-1.3%)		 0.540°
(+1.3%)		 370,087 km
(-3.3%)		 0.538°
(+3.1%)		 0.547°
(+3.2%)		 -13.06
(+8.7%)
 
17 Feb, 1972
18:59:33 UT
Perigee		 147,832,073 km
(-1.2%)		 0.539°
(+1.2%)		 365,170 km
(-4.6%)		 0.545°
(+4.5%)		 0.555°
(+4.6%)		 -13.09
(+11.5%)
 
29 Feb, 1972
03:11:57 UT
Full Moon		 148,205,914 km
(-0.9%)		 0.538°
(+0.9%)		 396,639 km
(+3.7%)		 0.502°
(-3.8%)		 0.510°
(-3.9%)		 -12.90
(-5.9%)
 
4 Mar, 1972
19:22:44 UT
Apogee		 148,381,432 km
(-0.8%)		 0.537°
(+0.8%)		 405,341 km
(+5.9%)		 0.491°
(-5.9%)		 0.499°
(-5.9%)		 -12.85
(-10.2%)
 
15 Mar, 1972
11:34:43 UT
New Moon		 148,812,660 km
(-0.5%)		 0.536°
(+0.5%)		 361,732 km
(-5.5%)		 0.550°
(+5.5%)		 0.560°
(+5.6%)		 -13.09
(+12.2%)
 
16 Mar, 1972
20:48:28 UT
Perigee		 148,869,569 km
(-0.5%)		 0.536°
(+0.5%)		 360,064 km
(-5.9%)		 0.553°
(+6.0%)		 0.563°
(+6.1%)		 -13.10
(+13.1%)
 
29 Mar, 1972
20:05:26 UT
Full Moon		 149,410,768 km
(-0.1%)		 0.534°
(+0.1%)		 403,981 km
(+5.6%)		 0.493°
(-5.5%)		 0.501°
(-5.6%)		 -12.85
(-10.8%)
 
1 Apr, 1972
07:18:57 UT
Apogee		 149,517,611 km
(-0.1%)		 0.533°
(+0.1%)		 406,133 km
(+6.1%)		 0.490°
(-6.0%)		 0.498°
(-6.1%)		 -12.83
(-11.9%)
 
13 Apr, 1972
20:30:55 UT
New Moon		 150,063,929 km
(+0.3%)		 0.531°
(-0.3%)		 357,438 km
(-6.6%)		 0.557°
(+6.8%)		 0.567°
(+6.9%)		 -13.10
(+13.0%)
 
14 Apr, 1972
06:25:43 UT
Perigee		 150,081,337 km
(+0.3%)		 0.531°
(-0.3%)		 357,272 km
(-6.6%)		 0.557°
(+6.8%)		 0.567°
(+6.9%)		 -13.10
(+13.0%)
 
28 Apr, 1972
10:05:32 UT
Apogee		 150,648,018 km
(+0.7%)		 0.529°
(-0.7%)		 406,455 km
(+6.2%)		 0.490°
(-6.1%)		 0.497°
(-6.2%)		 -12.81
(-13.3%)
 
28 Apr, 1972
12:44:20 UT
Full Moon		 150,652,296 km
(+0.7%)		 0.529°
(-0.7%)		 406,450 km
(+6.2%)		 0.490°
(-6.1%)		 0.497°
(-6.2%)		 -12.81
(-13.3%)
 
12 May, 1972
16:47:55 UT
Perigee		 151,173,985 km
(+1.0%)		 0.528°
(-1.0%)		 357,464 km
(-6.6%)		 0.557°
(+6.8%)		 0.567°
(+6.9%)		 -13.09
(+11.3%)
 
13 May, 1972
04:08:03 UT
New Moon		 151,189,651 km
(+1.0%)		 0.528°
(-1.1%)		 357,681 km
(-6.5%)		 0.557°
(+6.7%)		 0.566°
(+6.8%)		 -13.08
(+11.1%)
 
25 May, 1972
14:40:34 UT
Apogee		 151,552,497 km
(+1.3%)		 0.526°
(-1.3%)		 406,135 km
(+6.1%)		 0.490°
(-6.0%)		 0.498°
(-6.1%)		 -12.80
(-14.2%)
 
28 May, 1972
04:27:29 UT
Full Moon		 151,618,286 km
(+1.3%)		 0.526°
(-1.3%)		 403,721 km
(+5.5%)		 0.493°
(-5.5%)		 0.501°
(-5.6%)		 -12.82
(-13.3%)
 
10 Jun, 1972
00:16:32 UT
Perigee		 151,897,797 km
(+1.5%)		 0.525°
(-1.5%)		 360,395 km
(-5.8%)		 0.552°
(+5.9%)		 0.562°
(+6.0%)		 -13.06
(+8.5%)
 
11 Jun, 1972
11:29:58 UT
New Moon		 151,922,314 km
(+1.5%)		 0.525°
(-1.5%)		 362,214 km
(-5.3%)		 0.550°
(+5.4%)		 0.559°
(+5.4%)		 -13.05
(+7.3%)
 
22 Jun, 1972
03:24:57 UT
Apogee		 152,047,061 km
(+1.6%)		 0.525°
(-1.6%)		 405,260 km
(+5.9%)		 0.491°
(-5.8%)		 0.499°
(-5.9%)		 -12.80
(-14.4%)
 
26 Jun, 1972
18:46:04 UT
Full Moon		 152,078,036 km
(+1.6%)		 0.524°
(-1.6%)		 396,582 km
(+3.6%)		 0.502°
(-3.8%)		 0.510°
(-3.8%)		 -12.85
(-10.6%)
 
7 Jul, 1972
22:57:26 UT
Perigee		 152,102,243 km
(+1.7%)		 0.524°
(-1.6%)		 365,103 km
(-4.6%)		 0.545°
(+4.5%)		 0.555°
(+4.6%)		 -13.03
(+5.4%)
 
10 Jul, 1972
19:38:42 UT
New Moon		 152,092,945 km
(+1.7%)		 0.524°
(-1.6%)		 370,251 km
(-3.2%)		 0.538°
(+3.1%)		 0.547°
(+3.1%)		 -13.00
(+2.5%)
Total Solar Eclipse Moon at max eclipse: 0.544° (+2.5%)
19 Jul, 1972
20:22:31 UT
Apogee		 152,016,491 km
(+1.6%)		 0.525°
(-1.6%)		 404,415 km
(+5.7%)		 0.492°
(-5.6%)		 0.500°
(-5.7%)		 -12.81
(-14.0%)
 
26 Jul, 1972
07:23:27 UT
Full Moon		 151,927,922 km
(+1.5%)		 0.525°
(-1.5%)		 386,607 km
(+1.0%)		 0.515°
(-1.3%)		 0.523°
(-1.3%)		 -12.90
(-5.8%)
Partial Lunar Eclipse Moon at max eclipse: 0.523° (-1.4%)
3 Aug, 1972
14:52:01 UT
Perigee		 151,783,239 km
(+1.4%)		 0.525°
(-1.4%)		 369,372 km
(-3.5%)		 0.539°
(+3.3%)		 0.548°
(+3.4%)		 -13.01
(+3.4%)
 
9 Aug, 1972
05:25:45 UT
New Moon		 151,660,115 km
(+1.4%)		 0.526°
(-1.4%)		 380,516 km
(-0.6%)		 0.523°
(+0.3%)		 0.532°
(+0.3%)		 -12.94
(-2.4%)
 
16 Aug, 1972
15:00:27 UT
Apogee		 151,460,595 km
(+1.2%)		 0.527°
(-1.2%)		 404,237 km
(+5.6%)		 0.492°
(-5.6%)		 0.500°
(-5.7%)		 -12.81
(-13.3%)
 
24 Aug, 1972
18:21:38 UT
Full Moon		 151,206,668 km
(+1.1%)		 0.527°
(-1.1%)		 375,760 km
(-1.8%)		 0.530°
(+1.6%)		 0.539°
(+1.6%)		 -12.98
(+0.7%)
 
28 Aug, 1972
19:55:45 UT
Perigee		 151,072,137 km
(+1.0%)		 0.528°
(-1.0%)		 367,836 km
(-3.9%)		 0.541°
(+3.7%)		 0.551°
(+3.8%)		 -13.03
(+5.3%)
 
7 Sep, 1972
17:28:27 UT
New Moon		 150,718,621 km
(+0.7%)		 0.529°
(-0.7%)		 391,266 km
(+2.3%)		 0.509°
(-2.5%)		 0.517°
(-2.5%)		 -12.90
(-6.5%)
 
13 Sep, 1972
09:55:55 UT
Apogee		 150,493,148 km
(+0.6%)		 0.530°
(-0.6%)		 404,894 km
(+5.8%)		 0.492°
(-5.7%)		 0.499°
(-5.8%)		 -12.82
(-12.5%)
 
23 Sep, 1972
04:06:44 UT
Full Moon		 150,084,866 km
(+0.3%)		 0.531°
(-0.3%)		 366,031 km
(-4.3%)		 0.544°
(+4.3%)		 0.553°
(+4.3%)		 -13.05
(+7.7%)
 
25 Sep, 1972
07:04:48 UT
Perigee		 149,995,635 km
(+0.3%)		 0.532°
(-0.3%)		 362,677 km
(-5.2%)		 0.549°
(+5.2%)		 0.559°
(+5.3%)		 -13.07
(+9.8%)
 
7 Oct, 1972
08:07:56 UT
New Moon		 149,487,444 km
(-0.1%)		 0.534°
(+0.1%)		 400,409 km
(+4.6%)		 0.497°
(-4.7%)		 0.505°
(-4.8%)		 -12.86
(-9.3%)
 
11 Oct, 1972
02:57:55 UT
Apogee		 149,323,381 km
(-0.2%)		 0.534°
(+0.2%)		 405,920 km
(+6.1%)		 0.490°
(-6.0%)		 0.498°
(-6.1%)		 -12.84
(-11.5%)
 
22 Oct, 1972
13:24:58 UT
Full Moon		 148,832,241 km
(-0.5%)		 0.536°
(+0.5%)		 359,174 km
(-6.1%)		 0.554°
(+6.2%)		 0.564°
(+6.4%)		 -13.11
(+13.7%)
 
23 Oct, 1972
12:21:52 UT
Perigee		 148,792,976 km
(-0.6%)		 0.536°
(+0.5%)		 358,309 km
(-6.4%)		 0.556°
(+6.5%)		 0.565°
(+6.6%)		 -13.12
(+14.3%)
 
6 Nov, 1972
01:21:17 UT
New Moon		 148,271,807 km
(-0.9%)		 0.538°
(+0.9%)		 405,836 km
(+6.1%)		 0.490°
(-6.0%)		 0.498°
(-6.1%)		 -12.85
(-10.2%)
 
7 Nov, 1972
12:55:31 UT
Apogee		 148,217,405 km
(-0.9%)		 0.538°
(+0.9%)		 406,569 km
(+6.3%)		 0.490°
(-6.1%)		 0.497°
(-6.2%)		 -12.85
(-10.5%)
 
20 Nov, 1972
23:06:29 UT
Full Moon		 147,762,596 km
(-1.2%)		 0.540°
(+1.2%)		 356,528 km
(-6.8%)		 0.558°
(+7.0%)		 0.568°
(+7.2%)		 -13.14
(+17.1%)
 
21 Nov, 1972
00:02:44 UT
Perigee		 147,761,432 km
(-1.2%)		 0.540°
(+1.2%)		 356,526 km
(-6.8%)		 0.558°
(+7.0%)		 0.568°
(+7.2%)		 -13.14
(+17.1%)
 
4 Dec, 1972
13:28:15 UT
Apogee		 147,420,742 km
(-1.5%)		 0.541°
(+1.5%)		 406,557 km
(+6.2%)		 0.490°
(-6.1%)		 0.497°
(-6.2%)		 -12.86
(-9.5%)
 
5 Dec, 1972
20:24:06 UT
New Moon		 147,393,680 km
(-1.5%)		 0.541°
(+1.5%)		 406,012 km
(+6.1%)		 0.490°
(-6.0%)		 0.498°
(-6.1%)		 -12.86
(-9.2%)
 
19 Dec, 1972
12:46:14 UT
Perigee		 147,166,964 km
(-1.6%)		 0.542°
(+1.7%)		 358,042 km
(-6.4%)		 0.556°
(+6.6%)		 0.566°
(+6.7%)		 -13.14
(+17.1%)
 
20 Dec, 1972
09:45:04 UT
Full Moon		 147,157,560 km
(-1.6%)		 0.542°
(+1.7%)		 358,775 km
(-6.2%)		 0.555°
(+6.4%)		 0.565°
(+6.5%)		 -13.14
(+16.6%)
 
31 Dec, 1972
21:51:22 UT
Apogee		 147,096,912 km
(-1.7%)		 0.542°
(+1.7%)		 405,948 km
(+6.1%)		 0.490°
(-6.0%)		 0.498°
(-6.1%)		 -12.87
(-8.9%)
 

Key to Fields

Full Moon
The moment in the Moon's orbit when it is exactly opposite the Earth from the Sun. From our perspective, the Moon appears completely illuminated at this point. In practice, the Moon will appear full for a day or so on either side of this moment.
New Moon
The moment in the Moon's orbit when it is exactly between the Earth and the Sun. From our perspective, the Moon appears completely dark at this point, but in any case it is too close to the Sun to be seen. In practice, the Moon will be invisible for a day or so on either side of this moment.
Perigee
The moment in the Moon's elliptical orbit when it is closest to the Earth.
Apogee
The moment in the Moon's elliptical orbit when it is farthest from the Earth.
Sun/Moon Distance
The distance from the centre of the Earth to the Sun/Moon, in km. The percentage figure represents how this distance compares to the average.
Sun Size
The angular diameter of the Sun, in degrees. The percentage figure represents the diameter of the Sun compared to the average.
Moon Size — Geo
The angular diameter of the Moon, as it would be seen from the centre of the Earth ("geocentric"). This is essentially the same size that you would see if the Moon was on the horizon, for example at the start or end of a solar eclipse. The percentage figure represents the diameter of the Moon compared to the average geocentric diameter.
Moon Size — Zenith
The angular diameter of the Moon, as it would be seen from directly beneath it; that is, when it is directly overhead. This is larger than the geocentric size, as you are closer to the Moon by half the diameter of the Earth. The percentage figure represents the diameter of the Moon compared to the average zenith diameter.
Moon Magnitude
The magnitude of the Moon. Magnitude is a measure of an object's brightness, used by astronomers. It uses a logarithmic scale, and counts backwards — smaller numbers, even down to negative numbers, indicate brighter objects. So, an object of magnitude -13 is 2.5 times brighter than an object of magnitude -12. Magnitudes shown here do not take account of the phase of the Moon; they represent what you would see if the Moon was full. The percentage figure represents the actual brightness of the Moon compared to its average brightness.
Eclipse
If an eclipse occurs in conjunction with the given Moon event, it is displayed below the data row. Click on the eclipse name to go to the Eclipse's page. The angular diameter of the Moon at the place and time of maximum eclipse will also be shown here. This can be quite different to the Moon at the moment of New or Full Moon, as the place and time of maximum eclipse do not exactly match the place and time where the full Moon is exactly overhead. The percentage figure represents the diameter of the Moon compared to the average maximum eclipse Moon diameter.