Waning · 16.8% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 26°
Moon age
25.9days
Moon phase on March 5, 1978Waning Crescent
On Sunday, March 5, 1978, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 16.8% of its visible face lit, 25.9 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
16.8%Illumination at noon UTC
25.9 dMoon age
366,870 km227,963 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (26°)
32.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 5, 1978 is on Thursday, February 23, 1978 at 01:27 UTC, 10 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, March 9, 1978 at 02:36 UTC, 4 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Thursday, March 2, 1978 | 08:34 |
| New Moon (after) | Thursday, March 9, 1978 | 02:36 |
The Moon around March 5
More about this date
Sunday, March 5, 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 March 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.