Waxing · 86.1% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 15°
Moon age
10.8days
Moon phase on December 21, 1977Waxing Gibbous
On Wednesday, December 21, 1977, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 86.1% of its visible face lit, 10.8 days after the new moon and growing each night.
86.1%Illumination at noon UTC
10.8 dMoon age
402,438 km250,063 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (16°)
29.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 21, 1977 is on Sunday, December 25, 1977 at 12:49 UTC, 4 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, December 10, 1977 at 17:33 UTC, 11 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Saturday, December 17, 1977 | 10:37 |
| Full Moon (after) | Sunday, December 25, 1977 | 12:49 |
The Moon around December 21
More about this date
Wednesday, December 21, 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.