Waning · 66.1% lit · ♎︎ Libra 21°
Moon age
21.3days
Moon phase on January 30, 1978Waning Gibbous
On Monday, January 30, 1978, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 66.1% of its visible face lit, 21.3 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
66.1%Illumination at noon UTC
21.3 dMoon age
381,847 km237,268 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (22°)
31.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 30, 1978 is on Tuesday, January 24, 1978 at 07:56 UTC, 6 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, February 7, 1978 at 14:54 UTC, 8 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 30
More about this date
Monday, January 30, 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.