Waxing · 40.2% lit · ♓︎ Pisces 12°
Moon age
5.8days
Moon phase on December 16, 1977Waxing Crescent
On Friday, December 16, 1977, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 40.2% of its visible face lit, 5.8 days after the new moon and growing each night.
40.2%Illumination at noon UTC
5.8 dMoon age
379,655 km235,906 mi from Earth
♓︎ PiscesMoon sign (13°)
31.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 16, 1977 is on Sunday, December 25, 1977 at 12:49 UTC, 9 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, December 10, 1977 at 17:33 UTC, 6 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Saturday, December 10, 1977 | 17:33 |
| First Quarter (after) | Saturday, December 17, 1977 | 10:37 |
The Moon around December 16
More about this date
Friday, December 16, 1977 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 10, 1977 to the new moon of January 9, 1978, a cycle of 29.44 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.