Waxing · 0.4% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 23°
New Moon at
04:00UTC
Moon phase on January 9, 1978New Moon
On Monday, January 9, 1978, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.4% of its visible face lit, 29.8 days after the new moon and between the Earth and the Sun, so it is not visible. The exact New Moon happened at .
0.4%Illumination at noon UTC
29.8 dMoon age
358,422 km222,713 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (24°)
33.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 9, 1978 is on Tuesday, January 24, 1978 at 07:56 UTC, 15 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, January 9, 1978 at 04:00 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Monday, January 2, 1978 | 12:07 |
| New Moon (this day) | Monday, January 9, 1978 | 04:00 |
| First Quarter (after) | Monday, January 16, 1978 | 03:03 |
The Moon around January 9
More about this date
Monday, January 9, 1978 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of January 9, 1978 to the new moon of February 7, 1978, a cycle of 29.45 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.