Waxing · 99.5% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 11°
Full Moon at
23:44UTC
Moon phase on August 9, 1976Full Moon
On Monday, August 9, 1976, the Moon was a Full Moon: 99.5% of its visible face lit, 13.4 days after the new moon and at its fullest. The exact Full Moon happened at .
99.5%Illumination at noon UTC
13.4 dMoon age
386,020 km239,862 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (11°)
30.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
FullWhole disc lit
Full moon
This is the Sturgeon Moon, 387,848 km from Earth.
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 9, 1976 is on Monday, August 9, 1976 at 23:44 UTC, the same day, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, July 27, 1976 at 01:39 UTC, 13 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Monday, August 2, 1976 | 22:07 |
| Full Moon (this day) | Monday, August 9, 1976 | 23:44 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Wednesday, August 18, 1976 | 00:13 |
The Moon around August 9
More about this date
Monday, August 9, 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.