Waning · 14.9% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 21°
Moon age
25.9days
Moon phase on January 27, 1976Waning Crescent
On Tuesday, January 27, 1976, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 14.9% of its visible face lit, 25.9 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
14.9%Illumination at noon UTC
25.9 dMoon age
381,258 km236,903 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (21°)
31.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 27, 1976 is on Saturday, January 17, 1976 at 04:47 UTC, 10 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, January 31, 1976 at 06:20 UTC, 4 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Friday, January 23, 1976 | 23:05 |
| New Moon (after) | Saturday, January 31, 1976 | 06:20 |
The Moon around January 27
More about this date
Tuesday, January 27, 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.