Waxing · 46.0% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 20°
First Quarter at
22:11UTC
Moon phase on February 14, 1978First Quarter
On Tuesday, February 14, 1978, the Moon was a First Quarter: 46.0% of its visible face lit, 6.9 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
46.0%Illumination at noon UTC
6.9 dMoon age
398,634 km247,700 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (21°)
30.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to February 14, 1978 is on Thursday, February 23, 1978 at 01:27 UTC, 9 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, February 7, 1978 at 14:54 UTC, 7 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Tuesday, February 7, 1978 | 14:54 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Tuesday, February 14, 1978 | 22:11 |
| Full Moon (after) | Thursday, February 23, 1978 | 01:27 |
The Moon around February 14
More about this date
Tuesday, February 14, 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.