Waning · 0.4% lit · ♓︎ Pisces 04°
New Moon at
23:25UTC
Moon phase on February 29, 1976New Moon
On Sunday, February 29, 1976, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.4% of its visible face lit, 29.2 days after the new moon and between the Earth and the Sun, so it is not visible. The exact New Moon happened at .
0.4%Illumination at noon UTC
29.2 dMoon age
401,204 km249,296 mi from Earth
♓︎ PiscesMoon sign (5°)
29.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to February 29, 1976 is on Sunday, February 15, 1976 at 16:43 UTC, 14 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, February 29, 1976 at 23:25 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Sunday, February 22, 1976 | 08:16 |
| New Moon (this day) | Sunday, February 29, 1976 | 23:25 |
| First Quarter (after) | Tuesday, March 9, 1976 | 04:38 |
The Moon around February 29
More about this date
Sunday, February 29, 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.