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The Moon on Saturday, January 29, 1977: Waxing Gibbous, 71% lit

Waxing · 70.9% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 04°

Moon age

9.9days

Moon phase on January 29, 1977Waxing Gibbous

Saturday 29 January 1977403,342 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Saturday, January 29, 1977, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 70.9% of its visible face lit, 9.9 days after the new moon and growing each night.

70.9%Illumination at noon UTC
9.9 dMoon age
403,342 km250,625 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (4°)
29.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to January 29, 1977 is on Friday, February 4, 1977 at 03:56 UTC, 6 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, January 19, 1977 at 14:11 UTC, 10 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
First Quarter (before)Thursday, January 27, 197705:12
Full Moon (after)Friday, February 4, 197703:56

The Moon around January 29

More about this date

Saturday, January 29, 1977 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of January 19, 1977 to the new moon of February 18, 1977, a cycle of 29.56 days.