Waxing · 45.7% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 01°
First Quarter at
22:05UTC
Moon phase on October 29, 1976First Quarter
On Friday, October 29, 1976, the Moon was a First Quarter: 45.7% of its visible face lit, 6.3 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
45.7%Illumination at noon UTC
6.3 dMoon age
382,074 km237,410 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (1°)
31.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 29, 1976 is on Saturday, November 6, 1976 at 23:15 UTC, 8 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, October 23, 1976 at 05:10 UTC, 6 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Saturday, October 23, 1976 | 05:10 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Friday, October 29, 1976 | 22:05 |
| Full Moon (after) | Saturday, November 6, 1976 | 23:15 |
The Moon around October 29
More about this date
Friday, October 29, 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.