Waning · 49.1% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 13°
Last Quarter at
09:21UTC
Moon phase on October 5, 1977Last Quarter
On Wednesday, October 5, 1977, the Moon was a Last Quarter: 49.1% of its visible face lit, 22.1 days after the new moon and shrinking each night. The exact Last Quarter happened at .
49.1%Illumination at noon UTC
22.1 dMoon age
402,289 km249,971 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (13°)
29.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 5, 1977 is on Tuesday, September 27, 1977 at 08:18 UTC, 8 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, October 12, 1977 at 20:31 UTC, 7 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Tuesday, September 27, 1977 | 08:18 |
| Last Quarter (this day) | Wednesday, October 5, 1977 | 09:21 |
| New Moon (after) | Wednesday, October 12, 1977 | 20:31 |
The Moon around October 5
More about this date
Wednesday, October 5, 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 October 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.