Waning · 98.5% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 15°
Moon age
16.3days
Moon phase on May 23, 1978Waning Gibbous
On Tuesday, May 23, 1978, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 98.5% of its visible face lit, 16.3 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
98.5%Illumination at noon UTC
16.3 dMoon age
361,345 km224,530 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (15°)
33.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 23, 1978 is on Monday, May 22, 1978 at 13:17 UTC, 1 day earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, June 5, 1978 at 19:02 UTC, 13 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Monday, May 22, 1978 | 13:17 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Monday, May 29, 1978 | 03:30 |
The Moon around May 23
More about this date
Tuesday, May 23, 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.