Waning · 92.8% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 18°
Moon age
17.9days
Moon phase on December 9, 1976Waning Gibbous
On Thursday, December 9, 1976, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 92.8% of its visible face lit, 17.9 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
92.8%Illumination at noon UTC
17.9 dMoon age
395,776 km245,924 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (18°)
30.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 9, 1976 is on Monday, December 6, 1976 at 18:15 UTC, 3 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, December 21, 1976 at 02:08 UTC, 12 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Monday, December 6, 1976 | 18:15 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Tuesday, December 14, 1976 | 10:14 |
The Moon around December 9
More about this date
Thursday, December 9, 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.