Waning · 55.4% lit · ♎︎ Libra 26°
Last Quarter at
23:05UTC
Moon phase on January 23, 1976Last Quarter
On Friday, January 23, 1976, the Moon was a Last Quarter: 55.4% of its visible face lit, 21.9 days after the new moon and shrinking each night. The exact Last Quarter happened at .
55.4%Illumination at noon UTC
21.9 dMoon age
370,444 km230,183 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (27°)
32.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 23, 1976 is on Saturday, January 17, 1976 at 04:47 UTC, 6 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, January 31, 1976 at 06:20 UTC, 8 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Saturday, January 17, 1976 | 04:47 |
| Last Quarter (this day) | Friday, January 23, 1976 | 23:05 |
| New Moon (after) | Saturday, January 31, 1976 | 06:20 |
The Moon around January 23
More about this date
Friday, January 23, 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.