Waning · 99.8% lit · ♌︎ Leo 06°
Full Moon at
07:56UTC
Moon phase on January 24, 1978Full Moon
On Tuesday, January 24, 1978, the Moon was a Full Moon: 99.8% of its visible face lit, 15.3 days after the new moon and at its fullest. The exact Full Moon happened at .
99.8%Illumination at noon UTC
15.3 dMoon age
401,892 km249,724 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (6°)
29.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
FullWhole disc lit
Full moon
This is the Wolf Moon, 402,261 km from Earth. Micromoon
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 24, 1978 is on Tuesday, January 24, 1978 at 07:56 UTC, the same day, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, February 7, 1978 at 14:54 UTC, 14 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Monday, January 16, 1978 | 03:03 |
| Full Moon (this day) | Tuesday, January 24, 1978 | 07:56 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Tuesday, January 31, 1978 | 23:51 |
The Moon around January 24
More about this date
Tuesday, January 24, 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.