Waxing · 7.5% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 26°
Moon age
2.6days
Moon phase on August 17, 1977Waxing Crescent
On Wednesday, August 17, 1977, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 7.5% of its visible face lit, 2.6 days after the new moon and growing each night.
7.5%Illumination at noon UTC
2.6 dMoon age
380,804 km236,621 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (26°)
31.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 17, 1977 is on Sunday, August 28, 1977 at 20:10 UTC, 11 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, August 14, 1977 at 21:31 UTC, 3 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Sunday, August 14, 1977 | 21:31 |
| First Quarter (after) | Monday, August 22, 1977 | 01:04 |
The Moon around August 17
More about this date
Wednesday, August 17, 1977 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of August 14, 1977 to the new moon of September 13, 1977, a cycle of 29.49 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.