Waxing · 99.3% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 16°
Moon age
14.5days
Moon phase on March 15, 1976Waxing Gibbous
On Monday, March 15, 1976, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 99.3% of its visible face lit, 14.5 days after the new moon and growing each night.
99.3%Illumination at noon UTC
14.5 dMoon age
359,277 km223,244 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (16°)
33.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 15, 1976 is on Tuesday, March 16, 1976 at 02:53 UTC, 1 day later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, February 29, 1976 at 23:25 UTC, 15 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Tuesday, March 9, 1976 | 04:38 |
| Full Moon (after) | Tuesday, March 16, 1976 | 02:53 |
The Moon around March 15
More about this date
Monday, March 15, 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.