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The Moon on Monday, June 20, 1977: Waxing Crescent, 13% lit

Waxing · 12.9% lit · ♌︎ Leo 10°

Moon age

3.7days

Moon phase on June 20, 1977Waxing Crescent

Monday 20 June 1977396,180 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Monday, June 20, 1977, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 12.9% of its visible face lit, 3.7 days after the new moon and growing each night.

12.9%Illumination at noon UTC
3.7 dMoon age
396,180 km246,174 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (11°)
30.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to June 20, 1977 is on Friday, July 1, 1977 at 03:24 UTC, 11 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, June 16, 1977 at 18:23 UTC, 4 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
New Moon (before)Thursday, June 16, 197718:23
First Quarter (after)Friday, June 24, 197712:44

The Moon around June 20

More about this date

Monday, June 20, 1977 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of June 16, 1977 to the new moon of July 16, 1977, a cycle of 29.59 days.