Waning · 0.5% lit · ♓︎ Pisces 09°
Moon age
28.9days
Moon phase on March 8, 1978Waning Crescent
On Wednesday, March 8, 1978, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 0.5% of its visible face lit, 28.9 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
0.5%Illumination at noon UTC
28.9 dMoon age
371,204 km230,656 mi from Earth
♓︎ PiscesMoon sign (10°)
32.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 8, 1978 is on Thursday, February 23, 1978 at 01:27 UTC, 13 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, March 9, 1978 at 02:36 UTC, 1 day 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 8
More about this date
Wednesday, March 8, 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.