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The Moon on Thursday, May 19, 1977: Waxing Crescent, 2% lit

Waxing · 1.8% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 13°

Moon age

1.4days

Moon phase on May 19, 1977Waxing Crescent

Thursday 19 May 1977406,329 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Thursday, May 19, 1977, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 1.8% of its visible face lit, 1.4 days after the new moon and growing each night.

1.8%Illumination at noon UTC
1.4 dMoon age
406,329 km252,481 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (13°)
29.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to May 19, 1977 is on Wednesday, June 1, 1977 at 20:31 UTC, 13 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, May 18, 1977 at 02:52 UTC, 1 day earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
New Moon (before)Wednesday, May 18, 197702:52
First Quarter (after)Thursday, May 26, 197703:20

The Moon around May 19

More about this date

Thursday, May 19, 1977 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 18, 1977 to the new moon of June 16, 1977, a cycle of 29.65 days.