Waxing · 12.3% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 24°
Moon age
3.8days
Moon phase on April 3, 1976Waxing Crescent
On Saturday, April 3, 1976, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 12.3% of its visible face lit, 3.8 days after the new moon and growing each night.
12.3%Illumination at noon UTC
3.8 dMoon age
403,060 km250,450 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (25°)
29.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 3, 1976 is on Wednesday, April 14, 1976 at 11:49 UTC, 11 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, March 30, 1976 at 17:08 UTC, 4 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Tuesday, March 30, 1976 | 17:08 |
| First Quarter (after) | Wednesday, April 7, 1976 | 19:02 |
The Moon around April 3
More about this date
Saturday, April 3, 1976 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of March 30, 1976 to the new moon of April 29, 1976, a cycle of 29.72 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in April 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.