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The Moon on Tuesday, February 8, 1977: Waning Gibbous, 79% lit

Waning · 78.7% lit · ♎︎ Libra 14°

Moon age

19.9days

Moon phase on February 8, 1977Waning Gibbous

Tuesday 8 February 1977371,977 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Tuesday, February 8, 1977, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 78.7% of its visible face lit, 19.9 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.

78.7%Illumination at noon UTC
19.9 dMoon age
371,977 km231,136 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (15°)
32.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to February 8, 1977 is on Friday, February 4, 1977 at 03:56 UTC, 4 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, February 18, 1977 at 03:37 UTC, 10 days later.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
Full Moon (before)Friday, February 4, 197703:56
Last Quarter (after)Friday, February 11, 197704:07

The Moon around February 8

More about this date

Tuesday, February 8, 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.