Waning · 5.5% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 29°
Moon age
27.3days
Moon phase on March 17, 1977Waning Crescent
On Thursday, March 17, 1977, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 5.5% of its visible face lit, 27.3 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
5.5%Illumination at noon UTC
27.3 dMoon age
386,742 km240,310 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (30°)
30.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 17, 1977 is on Saturday, March 5, 1977 at 17:13 UTC, 12 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, March 19, 1977 at 18:33 UTC, 2 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Saturday, March 12, 1977 | 11:35 |
| New Moon (after) | Saturday, March 19, 1977 | 18:33 |
The Moon around March 17
More about this date
Thursday, March 17, 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.