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The Moon on Monday, May 2, 1977: Waxing Gibbous, 98% lit

Waxing · 98.4% lit · ♎︎ Libra 27°

Moon age

14.1days

Moon phase on May 2, 1977Waxing Gibbous

Monday 2 May 1977360,464 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Monday, May 2, 1977, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 98.4% of its visible face lit, 14.1 days after the new moon and growing each night.

98.4%Illumination at noon UTC
14.1 dMoon age
360,464 km223,982 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (27°)
33.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to May 2, 1977 is on Tuesday, May 3, 1977 at 13:03 UTC, 1 day later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, April 18, 1977 at 10:36 UTC, 14 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
First Quarter (before)Tuesday, April 26, 197714:42
Full Moon (after)Tuesday, May 3, 197713:03

The Moon around May 2

More about this date

Monday, May 2, 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.