Waning · 92.1% lit · ♈︎ Aries 10°
Moon age
16.6days
Moon phase on August 31, 1977Waning Gibbous
On Wednesday, August 31, 1977, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 92.1% of its visible face lit, 16.6 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
92.1%Illumination at noon UTC
16.6 dMoon age
389,098 km241,774 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (11°)
30.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 31, 1977 is on Sunday, August 28, 1977 at 20:10 UTC, 3 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, September 13, 1977 at 09:23 UTC, 13 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Sunday, August 28, 1977 | 20:10 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Monday, September 5, 1977 | 14:33 |
The Moon around August 31
More about this date
Wednesday, August 31, 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.