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The Moon on Monday, July 4, 1977: Waning Gibbous, 85% lit

Waning · 85.0% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 27°

Moon age

17.7days

Moon phase on July 4, 1977Waning Gibbous

Monday 4 July 1977375,171 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Monday, July 4, 1977, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 85.0% of its visible face lit, 17.7 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.

85.0%Illumination at noon UTC
17.7 dMoon age
375,171 km233,120 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (28°)
31.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to July 4, 1977 is on Friday, July 1, 1977 at 03:24 UTC, 3 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, July 16, 1977 at 08:37 UTC, 12 days later.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
Full Moon (before)Friday, July 1, 197703:24
Last Quarter (after)Friday, July 8, 197704:39

The Moon around July 4

More about this date

Monday, July 4, 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.