Waning · 0.0% lit · ♈︎ Aries 15°
New Moon at
15:15UTC
Moon phase on April 7, 1978New Moon
On Friday, April 7, 1978, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.0% of its visible face lit, 29.4 days after the new moon and between the Earth and the Sun, so it is not visible. The exact New Moon happened at .
0.0%Illumination at noon UTC
29.4 dMoon age
383,954 km238,578 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (16°)
31.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 7, 1978 is on Friday, March 24, 1978 at 16:20 UTC, 14 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, April 7, 1978 at 15:15 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Friday, March 31, 1978 | 15:11 |
| New Moon (this day) | Friday, April 7, 1978 | 15:15 |
| First Quarter (after) | Saturday, April 15, 1978 | 13:56 |
The Moon around April 7
More about this date
Friday, April 7, 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.