Waning · 58.9% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 12°
Moon age
21.7days
Moon phase on October 15, 1976Waning Gibbous
On Friday, October 15, 1976, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 58.9% of its visible face lit, 21.7 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
58.9%Illumination at noon UTC
21.7 dMoon age
394,671 km245,237 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (12°)
30.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 15, 1976 is on Friday, October 8, 1976 at 04:56 UTC, 7 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, October 23, 1976 at 05:10 UTC, 8 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Friday, October 8, 1976 | 04:56 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Saturday, October 16, 1976 | 08:59 |
The Moon around October 15
More about this date
Friday, October 15, 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.