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The Moon on Tuesday, July 12, 1977: Waning Crescent, 13% lit

Waning · 13.4% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 07°

Moon age

25.7days

Moon phase on July 12, 1977Waning Crescent

Tuesday 12 July 1977405,575 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Tuesday, July 12, 1977, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 13.4% of its visible face lit, 25.7 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.

13.4%Illumination at noon UTC
25.7 dMoon age
405,575 km252,012 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (7°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to July 12, 1977 is on Friday, July 1, 1977 at 03:24 UTC, 11 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, July 16, 1977 at 08:37 UTC, 4 days later.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
Last Quarter (before)Friday, July 8, 197704:39
New Moon (after)Saturday, July 16, 197708:37

The Moon around July 12

More about this date

Tuesday, July 12, 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.