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The Moon on Monday, May 16, 1977: Waning Crescent, 2% lit

Waning · 2.4% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 07°

Moon age

28.1days

Moon phase on May 16, 1977Waning Crescent

Monday 16 May 1977404,854 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Monday, May 16, 1977, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 2.4% of its visible face lit, 28.1 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.

2.4%Illumination at noon UTC
28.1 dMoon age
404,854 km251,564 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (8°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to May 16, 1977 is on Tuesday, May 3, 1977 at 13:03 UTC, 13 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, May 18, 1977 at 02:52 UTC, 2 days later.

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

The Moon around May 16

More about this date

Monday, May 16, 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.