Waning · 18.3% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 08°
Moon age
25.4days
Moon phase on August 21, 1976Waning Crescent
On Saturday, August 21, 1976, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 18.3% of its visible face lit, 25.4 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
18.3%Illumination at noon UTC
25.4 dMoon age
388,424 km241,356 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (8°)
30.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 21, 1976 is on Monday, August 9, 1976 at 23:44 UTC, 12 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, August 25, 1976 at 11:01 UTC, 4 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Wednesday, August 18, 1976 | 00:13 |
| New Moon (after) | Wednesday, August 25, 1976 | 11:01 |
The Moon around August 21
More about this date
Saturday, August 21, 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.