Waning · 0.6% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 07°
Moon age
28.9days
Moon phase on May 6, 1978Waning Crescent
On Saturday, May 6, 1978, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 0.6% of its visible face lit, 28.9 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
0.6%Illumination at noon UTC
28.9 dMoon age
392,722 km244,026 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (7°)
30.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 6, 1978 is on Sunday, April 23, 1978 at 04:11 UTC, 13 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, May 7, 1978 at 04:47 UTC, 1 day 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 May 6
More about this date
Saturday, May 6, 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 May 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.