Waning · 51.7% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 08°
Last Quarter at
15:11UTC
Moon phase on March 31, 1978Last Quarter
On Friday, March 31, 1978, the Moon was a Last Quarter: 51.7% of its visible face lit, 22.4 days after the new moon and shrinking each night. The exact Last Quarter happened at .
51.7%Illumination at noon UTC
22.4 dMoon age
369,943 km229,872 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (9°)
32.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 31, 1978 is on Friday, March 24, 1978 at 16:20 UTC, 7 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, April 7, 1978 at 15:15 UTC, 7 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Friday, March 24, 1978 | 16:20 |
| Last Quarter (this day) | Friday, March 31, 1978 | 15:11 |
| New Moon (after) | Friday, April 7, 1978 | 15:15 |
The Moon around March 31
More about this date
Friday, March 31, 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.