Waning · 0.8% lit · ♎︎ Libra 19°
Moon age
28.7days
Moon phase on October 22, 1976Waning Crescent
On Friday, October 22, 1976, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 0.8% of its visible face lit, 28.7 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
0.8%Illumination at noon UTC
28.7 dMoon age
358,220 km222,588 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (19°)
33.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 22, 1976 is on Friday, October 8, 1976 at 04:56 UTC, 14 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, October 23, 1976 at 05:10 UTC, 1 day 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 22
More about this date
Friday, October 22, 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.