Waning · 78.6% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 23°
Moon age
18.8days
Moon phase on April 18, 1976Waning Gibbous
On Sunday, April 18, 1976, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 78.6% of its visible face lit, 18.8 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
78.6%Illumination at noon UTC
18.8 dMoon age
372,007 km231,154 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (24°)
32.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 18, 1976 is on Wednesday, April 14, 1976 at 11:49 UTC, 4 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, April 29, 1976 at 10:20 UTC, 11 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 18
More about this date
Sunday, April 18, 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.