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The Moon on Saturday, March 12, 1977: Last Quarter, 50% lit

Waning · 49.9% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 22°

Last Quarter at

11:35UTC

Moon phase on March 12, 1977Last Quarter

Saturday 12 March 1977371,627 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Saturday, March 12, 1977, the Moon was a Last Quarter: 49.9% of its visible face lit, 22.3 days after the new moon and shrinking each night. The exact Last Quarter happened at .

49.9%Illumination at noon UTC
22.3 dMoon age
371,627 km230,918 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (22°)
32.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to March 12, 1977 is on Saturday, March 5, 1977 at 17:13 UTC, 7 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, March 19, 1977 at 18:33 UTC, 7 days later.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
Full Moon (before)Saturday, March 5, 197717:13
Last Quarter (this day)Saturday, March 12, 197711:35
New Moon (after)Saturday, March 19, 197718:33

The Moon around March 12

More about this date

Saturday, March 12, 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.