Waxing · 0.1% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 04°
New Moon at
05:10UTC
Moon phase on October 23, 1976New Moon
On Saturday, October 23, 1976, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.1% of its visible face lit, 29.7 days after the new moon and between the Earth and the Sun, so it is not visible. The exact New Moon happened at .
0.1%Illumination at noon UTC
29.7 dMoon age
357,147 km221,921 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (4°)
33.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 23, 1976 is on Saturday, November 6, 1976 at 23:15 UTC, 14 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, October 23, 1976 at 05:10 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Saturday, October 16, 1976 | 08:59 |
| New Moon (this day) | Saturday, October 23, 1976 | 05:10 |
| First Quarter (after) | Friday, October 29, 1976 | 22:05 |
The Moon around October 23
More about this date
Saturday, October 23, 1976 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of October 23, 1976 to the new moon of November 21, 1976, a cycle of 29.42 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.