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The Moon on Thursday, April 21, 1977: Waxing Crescent, 8% lit

Waxing · 8.3% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 04°

Moon age

3.1days

Moon phase on April 21, 1977Waxing Crescent

Thursday 21 April 1977406,011 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Thursday, April 21, 1977, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 8.3% of its visible face lit, 3.1 days after the new moon and growing each night.

8.3%Illumination at noon UTC
3.1 dMoon age
406,011 km252,284 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (5°)
29.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to April 21, 1977 is on Tuesday, May 3, 1977 at 13:03 UTC, 12 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, April 18, 1977 at 10:36 UTC, 3 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
New Moon (before)Monday, April 18, 197710:36
First Quarter (after)Tuesday, April 26, 197714:42

The Moon around April 21

More about this date

Thursday, April 21, 1977 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 18, 1977 to the new moon of May 18, 1977, a cycle of 29.68 days.