Waxing · 50.9% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 19°
First Quarter at
10:05UTC
Moon phase on February 8, 1976First Quarter
On Sunday, February 8, 1976, the Moon was a First Quarter: 50.9% of its visible face lit, 8.2 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
50.9%Illumination at noon UTC
8.2 dMoon age
399,763 km248,401 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (20°)
29.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to February 8, 1976 is on Sunday, February 15, 1976 at 16:43 UTC, 7 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, January 31, 1976 at 06:20 UTC, 8 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Saturday, January 31, 1976 | 06:20 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Sunday, February 8, 1976 | 10:05 |
| Full Moon (after) | Sunday, February 15, 1976 | 16:43 |
The Moon around February 8
More about this date
Sunday, February 8, 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 February 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.