Waning · 0.8% lit · ♈︎ Aries 16°
Moon age
28.7days
Moon phase on April 17, 1977Waning Crescent
On Sunday, April 17, 1977, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 0.8% of its visible face lit, 28.7 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
0.8%Illumination at noon UTC
28.7 dMoon age
400,438 km248,820 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (17°)
29.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 17, 1977 is on Monday, April 4, 1977 at 04:09 UTC, 13 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, April 18, 1977 at 10:36 UTC, 1 day later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Sunday, April 10, 1977 | 19:15 |
| New Moon (after) | Monday, April 18, 1977 | 10:36 |
The Moon around April 17
More about this date
Sunday, April 17, 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.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in April 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.