Waxing · 0.2% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 25°
New Moon at
08:37UTC
Moon phase on July 16, 1977New Moon
On Saturday, July 16, 1977, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.2% of its visible face lit, 29.7 days after the new moon and between the Earth and the Sun, so it is not visible. The exact New Moon happened at .
0.2%Illumination at noon UTC
29.7 dMoon age
398,798 km247,801 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (25°)
30.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to July 16, 1977 is on Saturday, July 30, 1977 at 10:52 UTC, 14 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, July 16, 1977 at 08:37 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Friday, July 8, 1977 | 04:39 |
| New Moon (this day) | Saturday, July 16, 1977 | 08:37 |
| First Quarter (after) | Saturday, July 23, 1977 | 19:38 |
The Moon around July 16
More about this date
Saturday, July 16, 1977 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of July 16, 1977 to the new moon of August 14, 1977, a cycle of 29.54 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in July 1977, or the whole moon calendar 1977.
- The same date one year apart: 1976 · 1978.
- Born on this day? The moon phase on your birthday tool adds your birth time and your moon sign.
- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.