Waxing · 92.7% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 00°
Moon age
12.3days
Moon phase on January 21, 1978Waxing Gibbous
On Saturday, January 21, 1978, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 92.7% of its visible face lit, 12.3 days after the new moon and growing each night.
92.7%Illumination at noon UTC
12.3 dMoon age
406,006 km252,280 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (0°)
29.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 21, 1978 is on Tuesday, January 24, 1978 at 07:56 UTC, 3 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, January 9, 1978 at 04:00 UTC, 12 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Monday, January 16, 1978 | 03:03 |
| Full Moon (after) | Tuesday, January 24, 1978 | 07:56 |
The Moon around January 21
More about this date
Saturday, January 21, 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.