Waxing · 43.3% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 10°
Moon age
7.5days
Moon phase on March 8, 1976Waxing Crescent
On Monday, March 8, 1976, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 43.3% of its visible face lit, 7.5 days after the new moon and growing each night.
43.3%Illumination at noon UTC
7.5 dMoon age
396,499 km246,373 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (10°)
30.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 8, 1976 is on Tuesday, March 16, 1976 at 02:53 UTC, 8 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, February 29, 1976 at 23:25 UTC, 8 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Sunday, February 29, 1976 | 23:25 |
| First Quarter (after) | Tuesday, March 9, 1976 | 04:38 |
The Moon around March 8
More about this date
Monday, March 8, 1976 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of February 29, 1976 to the new moon of March 30, 1976, a cycle of 29.74 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in March 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.