Waning · 2.3% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 18°
Moon age
28.1days
Moon phase on May 27, 1976Waning Crescent
On Thursday, May 27, 1976, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 2.3% of its visible face lit, 28.1 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
2.3%Illumination at noon UTC
28.1 dMoon age
402,877 km250,336 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (19°)
29.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 27, 1976 is on Thursday, May 13, 1976 at 20:04 UTC, 14 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, May 29, 1976 at 01:47 UTC, 2 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Thursday, May 20, 1976 | 21:22 |
| New Moon (after) | Saturday, May 29, 1976 | 01:47 |
The Moon around May 27
More about this date
Thursday, May 27, 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.