Waxing · 99.8% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 14°
Full Moon at
12:11UTC
Moon phase on January 5, 1977Full Moon
On Wednesday, January 5, 1977, the Moon was a Full Moon: 99.8% of its visible face lit, 15.4 days after the new moon and at its fullest. The exact Full Moon happened at .
99.8%Illumination at noon UTC
15.4 dMoon age
394,519 km245,143 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (15°)
30.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
FullWhole disc lit
Full moon
This is the Wolf Moon, 394,494 km from Earth.
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 5, 1977 is on Wednesday, January 5, 1977 at 12:11 UTC, the same day, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, January 19, 1977 at 14:11 UTC, 14 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Tuesday, December 28, 1976 | 07:48 |
| Full Moon (this day) | Wednesday, January 5, 1977 | 12:11 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Wednesday, January 12, 1977 | 19:55 |
The Moon around January 5
More about this date
Wednesday, January 5, 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.