Waning · 26.1% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 15°
Moon age
24.1days
Moon phase on August 9, 1977Waning Crescent
On Tuesday, August 9, 1977, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 26.1% of its visible face lit, 24.1 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
26.1%Illumination at noon UTC
24.1 dMoon age
404,487 km251,336 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (16°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 9, 1977 is on Saturday, July 30, 1977 at 10:52 UTC, 10 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, August 14, 1977 at 21:31 UTC, 5 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Saturday, August 6, 1977 | 20:40 |
| New Moon (after) | Sunday, August 14, 1977 | 21:31 |
The Moon around August 9
More about this date
Tuesday, August 9, 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 August 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.