Waxing · 99.2% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 16°
Moon age
14.9days
Moon phase on January 16, 1976Waxing Gibbous
On Friday, January 16, 1976, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 99.2% of its visible face lit, 14.9 days after the new moon and growing each night.
99.2%Illumination at noon UTC
14.9 dMoon age
375,964 km233,613 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (16°)
31.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 16, 1976 is on Saturday, January 17, 1976 at 04:47 UTC, 1 day later, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, January 31, 1976 at 06:20 UTC, 15 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Friday, January 9, 1976 | 12:40 |
| Full Moon (after) | Saturday, January 17, 1976 | 04:47 |
The Moon around January 16
More about this date
Friday, January 16, 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.