Waxing · 0.4% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 05°
New Moon at
02:08UTC
Moon phase on December 21, 1976New Moon
On Tuesday, December 21, 1976, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.4% of its visible face lit, 29.9 days after the new moon and between the Earth and the Sun, so it is not visible. The exact New Moon happened at .
0.4%Illumination at noon UTC
29.9 dMoon age
364,339 km226,390 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (5°)
32.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 21, 1976 is on Monday, December 6, 1976 at 18:15 UTC, 15 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, December 21, 1976 at 02:08 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Tuesday, December 14, 1976 | 10:14 |
| New Moon (this day) | Tuesday, December 21, 1976 | 02:08 |
| First Quarter (after) | Tuesday, December 28, 1976 | 07:48 |
The Moon around December 21
More about this date
Tuesday, December 21, 1976 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 21, 1976 to the new moon of January 19, 1977, a cycle of 29.50 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.