Waxing · 54.1% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 13°
First Quarter at
03:35UTC
Moon phase on September 1, 1976First Quarter
On Wednesday, September 1, 1976, the Moon was a First Quarter: 54.1% of its visible face lit, 7.0 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
54.1%Illumination at noon UTC
7.0 dMoon age
373,659 km232,181 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (14°)
32.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to September 1, 1976 is on Wednesday, September 8, 1976 at 12:52 UTC, 7 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, August 25, 1976 at 11:01 UTC, 7 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Wednesday, August 25, 1976 | 11:01 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Wednesday, September 1, 1976 | 03:35 |
| Full Moon (after) | Wednesday, September 8, 1976 | 12:52 |
The Moon around September 1
More about this date
Wednesday, September 1, 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 September 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.