Waxing · 14.9% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 17°
Moon age
3.4days
Moon phase on December 24, 1976Waxing Crescent
On Friday, December 24, 1976, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 14.9% of its visible face lit, 3.4 days after the new moon and growing each night.
14.9%Illumination at noon UTC
3.4 dMoon age
379,285 km235,677 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (18°)
31.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 24, 1976 is on Wednesday, January 5, 1977 at 12:11 UTC, 12 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, December 21, 1976 at 02:08 UTC, 3 days 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 24
More about this date
Friday, December 24, 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.