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The Moon on Saturday, April 2, 1977: Waxing Gibbous, 96% lit

Waxing · 96.1% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 20°

Moon age

13.7days

Moon phase on April 2, 1977Waxing Gibbous

Saturday 2 April 1977370,041 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Saturday, April 2, 1977, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 96.1% of its visible face lit, 13.7 days after the new moon and growing each night.

96.1%Illumination at noon UTC
13.7 dMoon age
370,041 km229,933 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (20°)
32.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to April 2, 1977 is on Monday, April 4, 1977 at 04:09 UTC, 2 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, March 19, 1977 at 18:33 UTC, 14 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
First Quarter (before)Sunday, March 27, 197722:27
Full Moon (after)Monday, April 4, 197704:09

The Moon around April 2

More about this date

Saturday, April 2, 1977 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of March 19, 1977 to the new moon of April 18, 1977, a cycle of 29.67 days.