Waxing · 84.7% lit · ♈︎ Aries 24°
Moon age
10.9days
Moon phase on December 2, 1976Waxing Gibbous
On Thursday, December 2, 1976, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 84.7% of its visible face lit, 10.9 days after the new moon and growing each night.
84.7%Illumination at noon UTC
10.9 dMoon age
405,206 km251,783 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (24°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 2, 1976 is on Monday, December 6, 1976 at 18:15 UTC, 4 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, November 21, 1976 at 15:11 UTC, 11 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Sunday, November 28, 1976 | 12:59 |
| Full Moon (after) | Monday, December 6, 1976 | 18:15 |
The Moon around December 2
More about this date
Thursday, December 2, 1976 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of November 21, 1976 to the new moon of December 21, 1976, a cycle of 29.46 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in December 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.