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The Moon on Wednesday, February 15, 1978: Waxing Gibbous, 56% lit

Waxing · 55.6% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 02°

Moon age

7.9days

Moon phase on February 15, 1978Waxing Gibbous

Wednesday 15 February 1978402,034 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Wednesday, February 15, 1978, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 55.6% of its visible face lit, 7.9 days after the new moon and growing each night.

55.6%Illumination at noon UTC
7.9 dMoon age
402,034 km249,812 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (3°)
29.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to February 15, 1978 is on Thursday, February 23, 1978 at 01:27 UTC, 8 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, February 7, 1978 at 14:54 UTC, 8 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
First Quarter (before)Tuesday, February 14, 197822:11
Full Moon (after)Thursday, February 23, 197801:27

The Moon around February 15

More about this date

Wednesday, February 15, 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.