Waxing · 85.5% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 26°
Moon age
11.4days
Moon phase on January 1, 1977Waxing Gibbous
On Saturday, January 1, 1977, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 85.5% of its visible face lit, 11.4 days after the new moon and growing each night.
85.5%Illumination at noon UTC
11.4 dMoon age
404,421 km251,296 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (26°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 1, 1977 is on Wednesday, January 5, 1977 at 12:11 UTC, 4 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, December 21, 1976 at 02:08 UTC, 11 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Tuesday, December 28, 1976 | 07:48 |
| Full Moon (after) | Wednesday, January 5, 1977 | 12:11 |
The Moon around January 1
More about this date
Saturday, January 1, 1977 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 21, 1976 to the new moon of January 19, 1977, a cycle of 29.50 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in January 1977, or the whole moon calendar 1977.
- The same date one year apart: 1976 · 1978.
- 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.