Waning · 28.3% lit · ♌︎ Leo 21°
Moon age
24.7days
Moon phase on October 18, 1976Waning Crescent
On Monday, October 18, 1976, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 28.3% of its visible face lit, 24.7 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
28.3%Illumination at noon UTC
24.7 dMoon age
377,412 km234,513 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (21°)
31.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 18, 1976 is on Friday, October 8, 1976 at 04:56 UTC, 10 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, October 23, 1976 at 05:10 UTC, 5 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Saturday, October 16, 1976 | 08:59 |
| New Moon (after) | Saturday, October 23, 1976 | 05:10 |
The Moon around October 18
More about this date
Monday, October 18, 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.