Waning · 99.8% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 09°
Full Moon at
01:27UTC
Moon phase on February 23, 1978Full Moon
On Thursday, February 23, 1978, the Moon was a Full Moon: 99.8% of its visible face lit, 15.9 days after the new moon and at its fullest. The exact Full Moon happened at .
99.8%Illumination at noon UTC
15.9 dMoon age
392,102 km243,641 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (10°)
30.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
FullWhole disc lit
Full moon
This is the Snow Moon, 393,604 km from Earth.
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to February 23, 1978 is on Thursday, February 23, 1978 at 01:27 UTC, the same day, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, March 9, 1978 at 02:36 UTC, 14 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Tuesday, February 14, 1978 | 22:11 |
| Full Moon (this day) | Thursday, February 23, 1978 | 01:27 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Thursday, March 2, 1978 | 08:34 |
The Moon around February 23
More about this date
Thursday, February 23, 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.