Waning · 11.4% lit · ♓︎ Pisces 05°
Moon age
26.4days
Moon phase on April 4, 1978Waning Crescent
On Tuesday, April 4, 1978, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 11.4% of its visible face lit, 26.4 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
11.4%Illumination at noon UTC
26.4 dMoon age
374,581 km232,754 mi from Earth
♓︎ PiscesMoon sign (5°)
31.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 4, 1978 is on Friday, March 24, 1978 at 16:20 UTC, 11 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, April 7, 1978 at 15:15 UTC, 3 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Friday, March 31, 1978 | 15:11 |
| New Moon (after) | Friday, April 7, 1978 | 15:15 |
The Moon around April 4
More about this date
Tuesday, April 4, 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 April 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.