Waxing · 0.2% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 20°
New Moon at
04:47UTC
Moon phase on May 7, 1978New Moon
On Sunday, May 7, 1978, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.2% of its visible face lit, 29.9 days after the new moon and between the Earth and the Sun, so it is not visible. The exact New Moon happened at .
0.2%Illumination at noon UTC
29.9 dMoon age
396,031 km246,082 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (20°)
30.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 7, 1978 is on Sunday, April 23, 1978 at 04:11 UTC, 14 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, May 7, 1978 at 04:47 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Saturday, April 29, 1978 | 21:02 |
| New Moon (this day) | Sunday, May 7, 1978 | 04:47 |
| First Quarter (after) | Monday, May 15, 1978 | 07:40 |
The Moon around May 7
More about this date
Sunday, May 7, 1978 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 7, 1978 to the new moon of June 5, 1978, a cycle of 29.59 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.