Waning · 85.4% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 20°
Moon age
18.9days
Moon phase on April 26, 1978Waning Gibbous
On Wednesday, April 26, 1978, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 85.4% of its visible face lit, 18.9 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
85.4%Illumination at noon UTC
18.9 dMoon age
365,951 km227,391 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (21°)
32.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 26, 1978 is on Sunday, April 23, 1978 at 04:11 UTC, 3 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, May 7, 1978 at 04:47 UTC, 11 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Sunday, April 23, 1978 | 04:11 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Saturday, April 29, 1978 | 21:02 |
The Moon around April 26
More about this date
Wednesday, April 26, 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.