Waxing · 47.6% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 22°
First Quarter at
18:21UTC
Moon phase on March 16, 1978First Quarter
On Thursday, March 16, 1978, the Moon was a First Quarter: 47.6% of its visible face lit, 7.4 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
47.6%Illumination at noon UTC
7.4 dMoon age
403,632 km250,805 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (23°)
29.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 16, 1978 is on Friday, March 24, 1978 at 16:20 UTC, 8 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, March 9, 1978 at 02:36 UTC, 7 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Thursday, March 9, 1978 | 02:36 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Thursday, March 16, 1978 | 18:21 |
| Full Moon (after) | Friday, March 24, 1978 | 16:20 |
The Moon around March 16
More about this date
Thursday, March 16, 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.