Waxing · 25.7% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 29°
Moon age
5.1days
Moon phase on July 21, 1977Waxing Crescent
On Thursday, July 21, 1977, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 25.7% of its visible face lit, 5.1 days after the new moon and growing each night.
25.7%Illumination at noon UTC
5.1 dMoon age
381,715 km237,187 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (29°)
31.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to July 21, 1977 is on Saturday, July 30, 1977 at 10:52 UTC, 9 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, July 16, 1977 at 08:37 UTC, 5 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Saturday, July 16, 1977 | 08:37 |
| First Quarter (after) | Saturday, July 23, 1977 | 19:38 |
The Moon around July 21
More about this date
Thursday, July 21, 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.