Waxing · 78.3% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 14°
Moon age
10.4days
Moon phase on December 31, 1976Waxing Gibbous
On Friday, December 31, 1976, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 78.3% of its visible face lit, 10.4 days after the new moon and growing each night.
78.3%Illumination at noon UTC
10.4 dMoon age
405,077 km251,703 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (14°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 31, 1976 is on Wednesday, January 5, 1977 at 12:11 UTC, 5 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, December 21, 1976 at 02:08 UTC, 10 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Tuesday, December 28, 1976 | 07:48 |
| Full Moon (after) | Wednesday, January 5, 1977 | 12:11 |
The Moon around December 31
More about this date
Friday, December 31, 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.