Waning · 43.1% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 17°
Moon age
22.9days
Moon phase on April 30, 1978Waning Crescent
On Sunday, April 30, 1978, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 43.1% of its visible face lit, 22.9 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
43.1%Illumination at noon UTC
22.9 dMoon age
373,092 km231,829 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (18°)
32.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 30, 1978 is on Sunday, April 23, 1978 at 04:11 UTC, 7 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, May 7, 1978 at 04:47 UTC, 7 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Saturday, April 29, 1978 | 21:02 |
| New Moon (after) | Sunday, May 7, 1978 | 04:47 |
The Moon around April 30
More about this date
Sunday, April 30, 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.