Waning · 13.4% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 03°
Moon age
26.1days
Moon phase on October 9, 1977Waning Crescent
On Sunday, October 9, 1977, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 13.4% of its visible face lit, 26.1 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
13.4%Illumination at noon UTC
26.1 dMoon age
384,749 km239,072 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (3°)
31.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 9, 1977 is on Tuesday, September 27, 1977 at 08:18 UTC, 12 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, October 12, 1977 at 20:31 UTC, 3 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Wednesday, October 5, 1977 | 09:21 |
| New Moon (after) | Wednesday, October 12, 1977 | 20:31 |
The Moon around October 9
More about this date
Sunday, October 9, 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.