Waxing · 26.4% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 06°
Moon age
5.3days
Moon phase on February 23, 1977Waxing Crescent
On Wednesday, February 23, 1977, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 26.4% of its visible face lit, 5.3 days after the new moon and growing each night.
26.4%Illumination at noon UTC
5.3 dMoon age
402,729 km250,244 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (6°)
29.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to February 23, 1977 is on Saturday, March 5, 1977 at 17:13 UTC, 10 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, February 18, 1977 at 03:37 UTC, 5 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Friday, February 18, 1977 | 03:37 |
| First Quarter (after) | Saturday, February 26, 1977 | 02:50 |
The Moon around February 23
More about this date
Wednesday, February 23, 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.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in February 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.