Waxing · 49.9% lit · ♈︎ Aries 18°
First Quarter at
12:40UTC
Moon phase on January 9, 1976First Quarter
On Friday, January 9, 1976, the Moon was a First Quarter: 49.9% of its visible face lit, 7.9 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
49.9%Illumination at noon UTC
7.9 dMoon age
403,975 km251,018 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (18°)
29.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 9, 1976 is on Saturday, January 17, 1976 at 04:47 UTC, 8 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, January 1, 1976 at 14:40 UTC, 8 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Thursday, January 1, 1976 | 14:40 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Friday, January 9, 1976 | 12:40 |
| Full Moon (after) | Saturday, January 17, 1976 | 04:47 |
The Moon around January 9
More about this date
Friday, January 9, 1976 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of January 1, 1976 to the new moon of January 31, 1976, a cycle of 29.65 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.