Waxing · 8.0% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 23°
Moon age
2.3days
Moon phase on January 11, 1978Waxing Crescent
On Wednesday, January 11, 1978, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 8.0% of its visible face lit, 2.3 days after the new moon and growing each night.
8.0%Illumination at noon UTC
2.3 dMoon age
365,724 km227,250 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (23°)
32.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 11, 1978 is on Tuesday, January 24, 1978 at 07:56 UTC, 13 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, January 9, 1978 at 04:00 UTC, 2 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Monday, January 9, 1978 | 04:00 |
| First Quarter (after) | Monday, January 16, 1978 | 03:03 |
The Moon around January 11
More about this date
Wednesday, January 11, 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.