Waxing · 5.3% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 14°
Moon age
2.3days
Moon phase on May 9, 1978Waxing Crescent
On Tuesday, May 9, 1978, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 5.3% of its visible face lit, 2.3 days after the new moon and growing each night.
5.3%Illumination at noon UTC
2.3 dMoon age
401,733 km249,625 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (15°)
29.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 9, 1978 is on Monday, May 22, 1978 at 13:17 UTC, 13 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, May 7, 1978 at 04:47 UTC, 2 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Sunday, May 7, 1978 | 04:47 |
| First Quarter (after) | Monday, May 15, 1978 | 07:40 |
The Moon around May 9
More about this date
Tuesday, May 9, 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.