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The Moon on Monday, February 21, 1977: Waxing Crescent, 11% lit

Waxing · 11.5% lit · ♈︎ Aries 12°

Moon age

3.3days

Moon phase on February 21, 1977Waxing Crescent

Monday 21 February 1977396,956 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Monday, February 21, 1977, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 11.5% of its visible face lit, 3.3 days after the new moon and growing each night.

11.5%Illumination at noon UTC
3.3 dMoon age
396,956 km246,657 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (12°)
30.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to February 21, 1977 is on Saturday, March 5, 1977 at 17:13 UTC, 12 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, February 18, 1977 at 03:37 UTC, 3 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
New Moon (before)Friday, February 18, 197703:37
First Quarter (after)Saturday, February 26, 197702:50

The Moon around February 21

More about this date

Monday, February 21, 1977 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of February 18, 1977 to the new moon of March 19, 1977, a cycle of 29.62 days.