Waning · 27.5% lit · ♎︎ Libra 21°
Moon age
24.9days
Moon phase on December 16, 1976Waning Crescent
On Thursday, December 16, 1976, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 27.5% of its visible face lit, 24.9 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
27.5%Illumination at noon UTC
24.9 dMoon age
367,258 km228,203 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (22°)
32.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 16, 1976 is on Monday, December 6, 1976 at 18:15 UTC, 10 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, December 21, 1976 at 02:08 UTC, 5 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Tuesday, December 14, 1976 | 10:14 |
| New Moon (after) | Tuesday, December 21, 1976 | 02:08 |
The Moon around December 16
More about this date
Thursday, December 16, 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.