Waning · 55.0% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 19°
Moon age
21.4days
Moon phase on August 17, 1976Waning Gibbous
On Tuesday, August 17, 1976, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 55.0% of its visible face lit, 21.4 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
55.0%Illumination at noon UTC
21.4 dMoon age
403,399 km250,661 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (19°)
29.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 17, 1976 is on Monday, August 9, 1976 at 23:44 UTC, 8 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, August 25, 1976 at 11:01 UTC, 8 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Monday, August 9, 1976 | 23:44 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Wednesday, August 18, 1976 | 00:13 |
The Moon around August 17
More about this date
Tuesday, August 17, 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.