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The Moon on Tuesday, April 11, 1978: Waxing Crescent, 15% lit

Waxing · 14.9% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 06°

Moon age

3.9days

Moon phase on April 11, 1978Waxing Crescent

Tuesday 11 April 1978399,449 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Tuesday, April 11, 1978, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 14.9% of its visible face lit, 3.9 days after the new moon and growing each night.

14.9%Illumination at noon UTC
3.9 dMoon age
399,449 km248,206 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (6°)
29.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to April 11, 1978 is on Sunday, April 23, 1978 at 04:11 UTC, 12 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, April 7, 1978 at 15:15 UTC, 4 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
New Moon (before)Friday, April 7, 197815:15
First Quarter (after)Saturday, April 15, 197813:56

The Moon around April 11

More about this date

Tuesday, April 11, 1978 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 7, 1978 to the new moon of May 7, 1978, a cycle of 29.56 days.