Waxing · 42.3% lit · ♌︎ Leo 07°
Moon age
7.1days
Moon phase on May 6, 1976Waxing Crescent
On Thursday, May 6, 1976, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 42.3% of its visible face lit, 7.1 days after the new moon and growing each night.
42.3%Illumination at noon UTC
7.1 dMoon age
381,934 km237,323 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (7°)
31.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 6, 1976 is on Thursday, May 13, 1976 at 20:04 UTC, 7 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, April 29, 1976 at 10:20 UTC, 7 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Thursday, April 29, 1976 | 10:20 |
| First Quarter (after) | Friday, May 7, 1976 | 05:17 |
The Moon around May 6
More about this date
Thursday, May 6, 1976 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 29, 1976 to the new moon of May 29, 1976, a cycle of 29.64 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 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.