Waxing · 97.3% lit · ♓︎ Pisces 24°
Moon age
12.7days
Moon phase on October 6, 1976Waxing Gibbous
On Wednesday, October 6, 1976, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 97.3% of its visible face lit, 12.7 days after the new moon and growing each night.
97.3%Illumination at noon UTC
12.7 dMoon age
400,907 km249,112 mi from Earth
♓︎ PiscesMoon sign (25°)
29.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 6, 1976 is on Friday, October 8, 1976 at 04:56 UTC, 2 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, September 23, 1976 at 19:55 UTC, 13 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Thursday, September 30, 1976 | 11:12 |
| Full Moon (after) | Friday, October 8, 1976 | 04:56 |
The Moon around October 6
More about this date
Wednesday, October 6, 1976 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of September 23, 1976 to the new moon of October 23, 1976, a cycle of 29.39 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in October 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.