Waxing · 100.0% lit · ♎︎ Libra 01°
Full Moon at
16:20UTC
Moon phase on March 24, 1978Full Moon
On Friday, March 24, 1978, the Moon was a Full Moon: 100.0% of its visible face lit, 15.4 days after the new moon and at its fullest. The exact Full Moon happened at .
100.0%Illumination at noon UTC
15.4 dMoon age
383,342 km238,198 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (1°)
31.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
FullWhole disc lit
Full moon
This is the Worm Moon, 382,623 km from Earth. Total lunar eclipse
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 24, 1978 is on Friday, March 24, 1978 at 16:20 UTC, the same day, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, April 7, 1978 at 15:15 UTC, 14 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Thursday, March 16, 1978 | 18:21 |
| Full Moon (this day) | Friday, March 24, 1978 | 16:20 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Friday, March 31, 1978 | 15:11 |
The Moon around March 24
More about this date
Friday, March 24, 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.