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The Moon on Monday, May 9, 1977: Waning Gibbous, 57% lit

Waning · 57.4% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 10°

Moon age

21.1days

Moon phase on May 9, 1977Waning Gibbous

Monday 9 May 1977377,758 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Monday, May 9, 1977, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 57.4% of its visible face lit, 21.1 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.

57.4%Illumination at noon UTC
21.1 dMoon age
377,758 km234,728 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (10°)
31.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to May 9, 1977 is on Tuesday, May 3, 1977 at 13:03 UTC, 6 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, May 18, 1977 at 02:52 UTC, 9 days later.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
Full Moon (before)Tuesday, May 3, 197713:03
Last Quarter (after)Tuesday, May 10, 197704:08

The Moon around May 9

More about this date

Monday, May 9, 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.