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The Moon on Thursday, February 17, 1977: Waning Crescent, 1% lit

Waning · 0.7% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 20°

Moon age

28.9days

Moon phase on February 17, 1977Waning Crescent

Thursday 17 February 1977381,041 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Thursday, February 17, 1977, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 0.7% of its visible face lit, 28.9 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.

0.7%Illumination at noon UTC
28.9 dMoon age
381,041 km236,768 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (21°)
31.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to February 17, 1977 is on Friday, February 4, 1977 at 03:56 UTC, 13 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, February 18, 1977 at 03:37 UTC, 1 day later.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
Last Quarter (before)Friday, February 11, 197704:07
New Moon (after)Friday, February 18, 197703:37

The Moon around February 17

More about this date

Thursday, February 17, 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.