Waxing · 29.0% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 28°
Moon age
5.4days
Moon phase on March 14, 1978Waxing Crescent
On Tuesday, March 14, 1978, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 29.0% of its visible face lit, 5.4 days after the new moon and growing each night.
29.0%Illumination at noon UTC
5.4 dMoon age
398,331 km247,511 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (29°)
30.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 14, 1978 is on Friday, March 24, 1978 at 16:20 UTC, 10 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, March 9, 1978 at 02:36 UTC, 5 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 14
More about this date
Tuesday, March 14, 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.