Waxing · 0.2% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 13°
New Moon at
06:20UTC
Moon phase on January 31, 1976New Moon
On Saturday, January 31, 1976, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.2% of its visible face lit, 29.9 days after the new moon and between the Earth and the Sun, so it is not visible. The exact New Moon happened at .
0.2%Illumination at noon UTC
29.9 dMoon age
394,453 km245,101 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (13°)
30.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 31, 1976 is on Saturday, January 17, 1976 at 04:47 UTC, 14 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, January 31, 1976 at 06:20 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Friday, January 23, 1976 | 23:05 |
| New Moon (this day) | Saturday, January 31, 1976 | 06:20 |
| First Quarter (after) | Sunday, February 8, 1976 | 10:05 |
The Moon around January 31
More about this date
Saturday, January 31, 1976 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of January 31, 1976 to the new moon of February 29, 1976, a cycle of 29.71 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.