Waning · 99.2% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 26°
Moon age
16.3days
Moon phase on March 6, 1977Waning Gibbous
On Sunday, March 6, 1977, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 99.2% of its visible face lit, 16.3 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
99.2%Illumination at noon UTC
16.3 dMoon age
369,900 km229,845 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (26°)
32.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 6, 1977 is on Saturday, March 5, 1977 at 17:13 UTC, 1 day earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, March 19, 1977 at 18:33 UTC, 13 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Saturday, March 5, 1977 | 17:13 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Saturday, March 12, 1977 | 11:35 |
The Moon around March 6
More about this date
Sunday, March 6, 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 March 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.