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The Moon on Friday, May 20, 1977: Waxing Crescent, 5% lit

Waxing · 5.2% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 25°

Moon age

2.4days

Moon phase on May 20, 1977Waxing Crescent

Friday 20 May 1977405,435 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Friday, May 20, 1977, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 5.2% of its visible face lit, 2.4 days after the new moon and growing each night.

5.2%Illumination at noon UTC
2.4 dMoon age
405,435 km251,926 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (25°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to May 20, 1977 is on Wednesday, June 1, 1977 at 20:31 UTC, 12 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, May 18, 1977 at 02:52 UTC, 2 days earlier.

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

The Moon around May 20

More about this date

Friday, May 20, 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.