Waning · 91.6% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 01°
Moon age
17.5days
Moon phase on March 18, 1976Waning Gibbous
On Thursday, March 18, 1976, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 91.6% of its visible face lit, 17.5 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
91.6%Illumination at noon UTC
17.5 dMoon age
360,275 km223,864 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (2°)
33.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 18, 1976 is on Tuesday, March 16, 1976 at 02:53 UTC, 2 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, March 30, 1976 at 17:08 UTC, 12 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Tuesday, March 16, 1976 | 02:53 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Monday, March 22, 1976 | 18:55 |
The Moon around March 18
More about this date
Thursday, March 18, 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.