Waning · 29.5% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 23°
Moon age
23.9days
Moon phase on July 21, 1976Waning Crescent
On Wednesday, July 21, 1976, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 29.5% of its visible face lit, 23.9 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
29.5%Illumination at noon UTC
23.9 dMoon age
401,463 km249,457 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (23°)
29.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to July 21, 1976 is on Sunday, July 11, 1976 at 13:09 UTC, 10 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, July 27, 1976 at 01:39 UTC, 6 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Monday, July 19, 1976 | 06:30 |
| New Moon (after) | Tuesday, July 27, 1976 | 01:39 |
The Moon around July 21
More about this date
Wednesday, July 21, 1976 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of June 27, 1976 to the new moon of July 27, 1976, a cycle of 29.45 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in July 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.