Waxing · 0.2% lit · ♓︎ Pisces 23°
New Moon at
02:36UTC
Moon phase on March 9, 1978New Moon
On Thursday, March 9, 1978, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.2% of its visible face lit, 29.9 days after the new moon and between the Earth and the Sun, so it is not visible. The exact New Moon happened at .
0.2%Illumination at noon UTC
29.9 dMoon age
374,828 km232,907 mi from Earth
♓︎ PiscesMoon sign (24°)
31.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 9, 1978 is on Thursday, February 23, 1978 at 01:27 UTC, 14 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, March 9, 1978 at 02:36 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Thursday, March 2, 1978 | 08:34 |
| New Moon (this day) | Thursday, March 9, 1978 | 02:36 |
| First Quarter (after) | Thursday, March 16, 1978 | 18:21 |
The Moon around March 9
More about this date
Thursday, March 9, 1978 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of March 9, 1978 to the new moon of April 7, 1978, a cycle of 29.53 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.