Waning · 94.0% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 24°
Moon age
16.8days
Moon phase on April 16, 1976Waning Gibbous
On Friday, April 16, 1976, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 94.0% of its visible face lit, 16.8 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
94.0%Illumination at noon UTC
16.8 dMoon age
361,597 km224,686 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (25°)
33.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 16, 1976 is on Wednesday, April 14, 1976 at 11:49 UTC, 2 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, April 29, 1976 at 10:20 UTC, 13 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Wednesday, April 14, 1976 | 11:49 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Wednesday, April 21, 1976 | 07:14 |
The Moon around April 16
More about this date
Friday, April 16, 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.