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The Moon on Wednesday, October 19, 1977: First Quarter, 50% lit

Waxing · 49.8% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 25°

First Quarter at

12:46UTC

Moon phase on October 19, 1977First Quarter

Wednesday 19 October 1977372,658 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Wednesday, October 19, 1977, the Moon was a First Quarter: 49.8% of its visible face lit, 6.6 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .

49.8%Illumination at noon UTC
6.6 dMoon age
372,658 km231,559 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (26°)
32.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to October 19, 1977 is on Wednesday, October 26, 1977 at 23:36 UTC, 7 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, October 12, 1977 at 20:31 UTC, 7 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
New Moon (before)Wednesday, October 12, 197720:31
First Quarter (this day)Wednesday, October 19, 197712:46
Full Moon (after)Wednesday, October 26, 197723:36

The Moon around October 19

More about this date

Wednesday, October 19, 1977 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of October 12, 1977 to the new moon of November 11, 1977, a cycle of 29.44 days.