Waxing · 34.0% lit · ♎︎ Libra 20°
Moon age
5.4days
Moon phase on August 1, 1976Waxing Crescent
On Sunday, August 1, 1976, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 34.0% of its visible face lit, 5.4 days after the new moon and growing each night.
34.0%Illumination at noon UTC
5.4 dMoon age
369,128 km229,365 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (21°)
32.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 1, 1976 is on Monday, August 9, 1976 at 23:44 UTC, 8 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, July 27, 1976 at 01:39 UTC, 5 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Tuesday, July 27, 1976 | 01:39 |
| First Quarter (after) | Monday, August 2, 1976 | 22:07 |
The Moon around August 1
More about this date
Sunday, August 1, 1976 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of July 27, 1976 to the new moon of August 25, 1976, a cycle of 29.39 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in August 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.