Waxing · 57.1% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 04°
Moon age
8.4days
Moon phase on March 17, 1978Waxing Gibbous
On Friday, March 17, 1978, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 57.1% of its visible face lit, 8.4 days after the new moon and growing each night.
57.1%Illumination at noon UTC
8.4 dMoon age
404,419 km251,294 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (5°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 17, 1978 is on Friday, March 24, 1978 at 16:20 UTC, 7 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, March 9, 1978 at 02:36 UTC, 8 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Thursday, March 16, 1978 | 18:21 |
| Full Moon (after) | Friday, March 24, 1978 | 16:20 |
The Moon around March 17
More about this date
Friday, March 17, 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.