Waxing · 6.8% lit · ♈︎ Aries 20°
Moon age
2.4days
Moon phase on March 11, 1978Waxing Crescent
On Saturday, March 11, 1978, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 6.8% of its visible face lit, 2.4 days after the new moon and growing each night.
6.8%Illumination at noon UTC
2.4 dMoon age
384,245 km238,759 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (21°)
31.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 11, 1978 is on Friday, March 24, 1978 at 16:20 UTC, 13 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, March 9, 1978 at 02:36 UTC, 2 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Thursday, March 9, 1978 | 02:36 |
| First Quarter (after) | Thursday, March 16, 1978 | 18:21 |
The Moon around March 11
More about this date
Saturday, March 11, 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.