Waxing · 88.1% lit · ♓︎ Pisces 19°
Moon age
10.6days
Moon phase on October 23, 1977Waxing Gibbous
On Sunday, October 23, 1977, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 88.1% of its visible face lit, 10.6 days after the new moon and growing each night.
88.1%Illumination at noon UTC
10.6 dMoon age
386,801 km240,347 mi from Earth
♓︎ PiscesMoon sign (19°)
30.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 23, 1977 is on Wednesday, October 26, 1977 at 23:36 UTC, 3 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, October 12, 1977 at 20:31 UTC, 11 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Wednesday, October 19, 1977 | 12:46 |
| Full Moon (after) | Wednesday, October 26, 1977 | 23:36 |
The Moon around October 23
More about this date
Sunday, October 23, 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.
- 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.