Waning · 59.5% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 21°
Moon age
21.2days
Moon phase on February 21, 1976Waning Gibbous
On Saturday, February 21, 1976, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 59.5% of its visible face lit, 21.2 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
59.5%Illumination at noon UTC
21.2 dMoon age
371,741 km230,989 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (21°)
32.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to February 21, 1976 is on Sunday, February 15, 1976 at 16:43 UTC, 6 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, February 29, 1976 at 23:25 UTC, 8 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Sunday, February 15, 1976 | 16:43 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Sunday, February 22, 1976 | 08:16 |
The Moon around February 21
More about this date
Saturday, February 21, 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.