Waxing · 27.0% lit · ♈︎ Aries 25°
Moon age
4.9days
Moon phase on February 12, 1978Waxing Crescent
On Sunday, February 12, 1978, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 27.0% of its visible face lit, 4.9 days after the new moon and growing each night.
27.0%Illumination at noon UTC
4.9 dMoon age
388,787 km241,581 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (26°)
30.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to February 12, 1978 is on Thursday, February 23, 1978 at 01:27 UTC, 11 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, February 7, 1978 at 14:54 UTC, 5 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Tuesday, February 7, 1978 | 14:54 |
| First Quarter (after) | Tuesday, February 14, 1978 | 22:11 |
The Moon around February 12
More about this date
Sunday, February 12, 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.
- 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.