Waning · 54.4% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 03°
Last Quarter at
21:02UTC
Moon phase on April 29, 1978Last Quarter
On Saturday, April 29, 1978, the Moon was a Last Quarter: 54.4% of its visible face lit, 21.9 days after the new moon and shrinking each night. The exact Last Quarter happened at .
54.4%Illumination at noon UTC
21.9 dMoon age
370,419 km230,167 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (4°)
32.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 29, 1978 is on Sunday, April 23, 1978 at 04:11 UTC, 6 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, May 7, 1978 at 04:47 UTC, 8 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Sunday, April 23, 1978 | 04:11 |
| Last Quarter (this day) | Saturday, April 29, 1978 | 21:02 |
| New Moon (after) | Sunday, May 7, 1978 | 04:47 |
The Moon around April 29
More about this date
Saturday, April 29, 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.