Waxing · 47.1% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 14°
First Quarter at
19:02UTC
Moon phase on April 7, 1976First Quarter
On Wednesday, April 7, 1976, the Moon was a First Quarter: 47.1% of its visible face lit, 7.8 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
47.1%Illumination at noon UTC
7.8 dMoon age
386,959 km240,445 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (14°)
30.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 7, 1976 is on Wednesday, April 14, 1976 at 11:49 UTC, 7 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, March 30, 1976 at 17:08 UTC, 8 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Tuesday, March 30, 1976 | 17:08 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Wednesday, April 7, 1976 | 19:02 |
| Full Moon (after) | Wednesday, April 14, 1976 | 11:49 |
The Moon around April 7
More about this date
Wednesday, April 7, 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.