Waning · 55.6% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 05°
Last Quarter at
23:51UTC
Moon phase on January 31, 1978Last Quarter
On Tuesday, January 31, 1978, the Moon was a Last Quarter: 55.6% of its visible face lit, 22.3 days after the new moon and shrinking each night. The exact Last Quarter happened at .
55.6%Illumination at noon UTC
22.3 dMoon age
377,489 km234,561 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (5°)
31.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 31, 1978 is on Tuesday, January 24, 1978 at 07:56 UTC, 7 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, February 7, 1978 at 14:54 UTC, 7 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Tuesday, January 24, 1978 | 07:56 |
| Last Quarter (this day) | Tuesday, January 31, 1978 | 23:51 |
| New Moon (after) | Tuesday, February 7, 1978 | 14:54 |
The Moon around January 31
More about this date
Tuesday, January 31, 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.