Waning · 13.9% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 01°
Moon age
26.3days
Moon phase on February 4, 1978Waning Crescent
On Saturday, February 4, 1978, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 13.9% of its visible face lit, 26.3 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
13.9%Illumination at noon UTC
26.3 dMoon age
362,803 km225,435 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (2°)
32.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to February 4, 1978 is on Tuesday, January 24, 1978 at 07:56 UTC, 11 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, February 7, 1978 at 14:54 UTC, 3 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Tuesday, January 31, 1978 | 23:51 |
| New Moon (after) | Tuesday, February 7, 1978 | 14:54 |
The Moon around February 4
More about this date
Saturday, February 4, 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 February 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.