Waxing · 53.2% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 22°
First Quarter at
04:38UTC
Moon phase on March 9, 1976First Quarter
On Tuesday, March 9, 1976, the Moon was a First Quarter: 53.2% of its visible face lit, 8.5 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
53.2%Illumination at noon UTC
8.5 dMoon age
391,519 km243,279 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (23°)
30.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 9, 1976 is on Tuesday, March 16, 1976 at 02:53 UTC, 7 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, February 29, 1976 at 23:25 UTC, 9 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Sunday, February 29, 1976 | 23:25 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Tuesday, March 9, 1976 | 04:38 |
| Full Moon (after) | Tuesday, March 16, 1976 | 02:53 |
The Moon around March 9
More about this date
Tuesday, March 9, 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.