Waxing · 3.0% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 20°
Moon age
1.4days
Moon phase on December 22, 1976Waxing Crescent
On Wednesday, December 22, 1976, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 3.0% of its visible face lit, 1.4 days after the new moon and growing each night.
3.0%Illumination at noon UTC
1.4 dMoon age
368,340 km228,876 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (20°)
32.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 22, 1976 is on Wednesday, January 5, 1977 at 12:11 UTC, 14 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, December 21, 1976 at 02:08 UTC, 1 day earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Tuesday, December 21, 1976 | 02:08 |
| First Quarter (after) | Tuesday, December 28, 1976 | 07:48 |
The Moon around December 22
More about this date
Wednesday, December 22, 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.