Waning · 11.6% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 27°
Moon age
26.2days
Moon phase on February 26, 1976Waning Crescent
On Thursday, February 26, 1976, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 11.6% of its visible face lit, 26.2 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
11.6%Illumination at noon UTC
26.2 dMoon age
392,417 km243,836 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (27°)
30.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to February 26, 1976 is on Sunday, February 15, 1976 at 16:43 UTC, 11 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, February 29, 1976 at 23:25 UTC, 3 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Sunday, February 22, 1976 | 08:16 |
| New Moon (after) | Sunday, February 29, 1976 | 23:25 |
The Moon around February 26
More about this date
Thursday, February 26, 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.