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The Moon on Thursday, February 24, 1977: Waxing Crescent, 35% lit

Waxing · 35.1% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 18°

Moon age

6.3days

Moon phase on February 24, 1977Waxing Crescent

Thursday 24 February 1977404,107 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Thursday, February 24, 1977, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 35.1% of its visible face lit, 6.3 days after the new moon and growing each night.

35.1%Illumination at noon UTC
6.3 dMoon age
404,107 km251,101 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (18°)
29.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to February 24, 1977 is on Saturday, March 5, 1977 at 17:13 UTC, 9 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, February 18, 1977 at 03:37 UTC, 6 days earlier.

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

The Moon around February 24

More about this date

Thursday, February 24, 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.