Waxing · 42.1% lit · ♓︎ Pisces 26°
Moon age
6.4days
Moon phase on December 27, 1976Waxing Crescent
On Monday, December 27, 1976, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 42.1% of its visible face lit, 6.4 days after the new moon and growing each night.
42.1%Illumination at noon UTC
6.4 dMoon age
396,024 km246,078 mi from Earth
♓︎ PiscesMoon sign (27°)
30.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 27, 1976 is on Wednesday, January 5, 1977 at 12:11 UTC, 9 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, December 21, 1976 at 02:08 UTC, 6 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 27
More about this date
Monday, December 27, 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.