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The Moon on Saturday, May 14, 1977: Waning Crescent, 12% lit

Waning · 11.5% lit · ♈︎ Aries 13°

Moon age

26.1days

Moon phase on May 14, 1977Waning Crescent

Saturday 14 May 1977400,489 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Saturday, May 14, 1977, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 11.5% of its visible face lit, 26.1 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.

11.5%Illumination at noon UTC
26.1 dMoon age
400,489 km248,852 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (14°)
29.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to May 14, 1977 is on Tuesday, May 3, 1977 at 13:03 UTC, 11 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, May 18, 1977 at 02:52 UTC, 4 days later.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
Last Quarter (before)Tuesday, May 10, 197704:08
New Moon (after)Wednesday, May 18, 197702:52

The Moon around May 14

More about this date

Saturday, May 14, 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.