Waning · 0.1% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 08°
New Moon at
14:40UTC
Moon phase on January 1, 1976New Moon
On Thursday, January 1, 1976, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.1% of its visible face lit, 29.5 days after the new moon and between the Earth and the Sun, so it is not visible. The exact New Moon happened at .
0.1%Illumination at noon UTC
29.5 dMoon age
382,088 km237,418 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (9°)
31.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 1, 1976 is on Thursday, December 18, 1975 at 14:40 UTC, 14 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, January 1, 1976 at 14:40 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Thursday, December 25, 1975 | 14:52 |
| New Moon (this day) | Thursday, January 1, 1976 | 14:40 |
| First Quarter (after) | Friday, January 9, 1976 | 12:40 |
The Moon around January 1
More about this date
Thursday, January 1, 1976 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 3, 1975 to the new moon of January 1, 1976, a cycle of 29.58 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in January 1976, or the whole moon calendar 1976.
- The same date one year apart: 1975 · 1977.
- 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.