Waning · 23.6% lit · ♎︎ Libra 16°
Moon age
25.2days
Moon phase on December 6, 1977Waning Crescent
On Tuesday, December 6, 1977, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 23.6% of its visible face lit, 25.2 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
23.6%Illumination at noon UTC
25.2 dMoon age
373,648 km232,174 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (16°)
32.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 6, 1977 is on Friday, November 25, 1977 at 17:32 UTC, 11 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, December 10, 1977 at 17:33 UTC, 4 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Saturday, December 3, 1977 | 21:16 |
| New Moon (after) | Saturday, December 10, 1977 | 17:33 |
The Moon around December 6
More about this date
Tuesday, December 6, 1977 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of November 11, 1977 to the new moon of December 10, 1977, a cycle of 29.43 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in December 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.