Waxing · 99.9% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 00°
Full Moon at
13:17UTC
Moon phase on May 22, 1978Full Moon
On Monday, May 22, 1978, the Moon was a Full Moon: 99.9% of its visible face lit, 15.3 days after the new moon and at its fullest. The exact Full Moon happened at .
99.9%Illumination at noon UTC
15.3 dMoon age
363,332 km225,764 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (0°)
32.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
FullWhole disc lit
Full moon
This is the Flower Moon, 363,185 km from Earth. SupermoonBlue Moon (seasonal)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 22, 1978 is on Monday, May 22, 1978 at 13:17 UTC, the same day, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, June 5, 1978 at 19:02 UTC, 14 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Monday, May 15, 1978 | 07:40 |
| Full Moon (this day) | Monday, May 22, 1978 | 13:17 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Monday, May 29, 1978 | 03:30 |
The Moon around May 22
More about this date
Monday, May 22, 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.