Waning · 42.5% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 03°
Moon age
23.0days
Moon phase on September 17, 1976Waning Crescent
On Friday, September 17, 1976, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 42.5% of its visible face lit, 23.0 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
42.5%Illumination at noon UTC
23.0 dMoon age
393,757 km244,669 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (4°)
30.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to September 17, 1976 is on Wednesday, September 8, 1976 at 12:52 UTC, 9 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, September 23, 1976 at 19:55 UTC, 6 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Thursday, September 16, 1976 | 17:20 |
| New Moon (after) | Thursday, September 23, 1976 | 19:55 |
The Moon around September 17
More about this date
Friday, September 17, 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.