Waxing · 58.9% lit · ♌︎ Leo 06°
Moon age
8.9days
Moon phase on April 16, 1978Waxing Gibbous
On Sunday, April 16, 1978, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 58.9% of its visible face lit, 8.9 days after the new moon and growing each night.
58.9%Illumination at noon UTC
8.9 dMoon age
401,682 km249,594 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (6°)
29.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 16, 1978 is on Sunday, April 23, 1978 at 04:11 UTC, 7 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, April 7, 1978 at 15:15 UTC, 9 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Saturday, April 15, 1978 | 13:56 |
| Full Moon (after) | Sunday, April 23, 1978 | 04:11 |
The Moon around April 16
More about this date
Sunday, April 16, 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.
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- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.