Waning · 60.6% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 28°
Moon age
21.8days
Moon phase on January 1, 1978Waning Gibbous
On Sunday, January 1, 1978, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 60.6% of its visible face lit, 21.8 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
60.6%Illumination at noon UTC
21.8 dMoon age
387,201 km240,596 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (29°)
30.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 1, 1978 is on Sunday, December 25, 1977 at 12:49 UTC, 7 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, January 9, 1978 at 04:00 UTC, 8 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Sunday, December 25, 1977 | 12:49 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Monday, January 2, 1978 | 12:07 |
The Moon around January 1
More about this date
Sunday, January 1, 1978 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 10, 1977 to the new moon of January 9, 1978, a cycle of 29.44 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in January 1978, or the whole moon calendar 1978.
- The same date one year apart: 1977 · 1979.
- 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.