Waning · 99.8% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 07°
Full Moon at
04:11UTC
Moon phase on April 23, 1978Full Moon
On Sunday, April 23, 1978, the Moon was a Full Moon: 99.8% of its visible face lit, 15.9 days after the new moon and at its fullest. The exact Full Moon happened at .
99.8%Illumination at noon UTC
15.9 dMoon age
370,669 km230,323 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (7°)
32.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
FullWhole disc lit
Full moon
This is the Pink Moon, 371,809 km from Earth.
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 23, 1978 is on Sunday, April 23, 1978 at 04:11 UTC, the same day, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, May 7, 1978 at 04:47 UTC, 14 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Saturday, April 15, 1978 | 13:56 |
| Full Moon (this day) | Sunday, April 23, 1978 | 04:11 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Saturday, April 29, 1978 | 21:02 |
The Moon around April 23
More about this date
Sunday, April 23, 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.