Waxing · 11.9% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 03°
Moon age
3.1days
Moon phase on September 16, 1977Waxing Crescent
On Friday, September 16, 1977, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 11.9% of its visible face lit, 3.1 days after the new moon and growing each night.
11.9%Illumination at noon UTC
3.1 dMoon age
370,411 km230,163 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (4°)
32.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to September 16, 1977 is on Tuesday, September 27, 1977 at 08:18 UTC, 11 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, September 13, 1977 at 09:23 UTC, 3 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Tuesday, September 13, 1977 | 09:23 |
| First Quarter (after) | Tuesday, September 20, 1977 | 06:18 |
The Moon around September 16
More about this date
Friday, September 16, 1977 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of September 13, 1977 to the new moon of October 12, 1977, a cycle of 29.46 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in September 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.