Waxing · 30.9% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 00°
Moon age
5.9days
Moon phase on April 13, 1978Waxing Crescent
On Thursday, April 13, 1978, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 30.9% of its visible face lit, 5.9 days after the new moon and growing each night.
30.9%Illumination at noon UTC
5.9 dMoon age
403,886 km250,963 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (1°)
29.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 13, 1978 is on Sunday, April 23, 1978 at 04:11 UTC, 10 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, April 7, 1978 at 15:15 UTC, 6 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Friday, April 7, 1978 | 15:15 |
| First Quarter (after) | Saturday, April 15, 1978 | 13:56 |
The Moon around April 13
More about this date
Thursday, April 13, 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.
- 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.