Waxing · 21.3% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 01°
Moon age
4.0days
Moon phase on August 29, 1976Waxing Crescent
On Sunday, August 29, 1976, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 21.3% of its visible face lit, 4.0 days after the new moon and growing each night.
21.3%Illumination at noon UTC
4.0 dMoon age
365,700 km227,235 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (1°)
32.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 29, 1976 is on Wednesday, September 8, 1976 at 12:52 UTC, 10 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, August 25, 1976 at 11:01 UTC, 4 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Wednesday, August 25, 1976 | 11:01 |
| First Quarter (after) | Wednesday, September 1, 1976 | 03:35 |
The Moon around August 29
More about this date
Sunday, August 29, 1976 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of August 25, 1976 to the new moon of September 23, 1976, a cycle of 29.37 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.