Waning · 83.9% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 25°
Moon age
19.3days
Moon phase on January 28, 1978Waning Gibbous
On Saturday, January 28, 1978, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 83.9% of its visible face lit, 19.3 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
83.9%Illumination at noon UTC
19.3 dMoon age
389,893 km242,268 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (26°)
30.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 28, 1978 is on Tuesday, January 24, 1978 at 07:56 UTC, 4 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, February 7, 1978 at 14:54 UTC, 10 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Tuesday, January 24, 1978 | 07:56 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Tuesday, January 31, 1978 | 23:51 |
The Moon around January 28
More about this date
Saturday, January 28, 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.