Waning · 63.0% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 24°
Moon age
21.4days
Moon phase on March 30, 1978Waning Gibbous
On Thursday, March 30, 1978, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 63.0% of its visible face lit, 21.4 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
63.0%Illumination at noon UTC
21.4 dMoon age
370,045 km229,935 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (24°)
32.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 30, 1978 is on Friday, March 24, 1978 at 16:20 UTC, 6 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, April 7, 1978 at 15:15 UTC, 8 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Friday, March 24, 1978 | 16:20 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Friday, March 31, 1978 | 15:11 |
The Moon around March 30
More about this date
Thursday, March 30, 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.