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The Moon on Saturday, February 11, 1978: Waxing Crescent, 18% lit

Waxing · 18.2% lit · ♈︎ Aries 12°

Moon age

3.9days

Moon phase on February 11, 1978Waxing Crescent

Saturday 11 February 1978382,928 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Saturday, February 11, 1978, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 18.2% of its visible face lit, 3.9 days after the new moon and growing each night.

18.2%Illumination at noon UTC
3.9 dMoon age
382,928 km237,940 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (13°)
31.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to February 11, 1978 is on Thursday, February 23, 1978 at 01:27 UTC, 12 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, February 7, 1978 at 14:54 UTC, 4 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
New Moon (before)Tuesday, February 7, 197814:54
First Quarter (after)Tuesday, February 14, 197822:11

The Moon around February 11

More about this date

Saturday, February 11, 1978 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of February 7, 1978 to the new moon of March 9, 1978, a cycle of 29.49 days.