Waning · 94.3% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 00°
Moon age
17.3days
Moon phase on May 24, 1978Waning Gibbous
On Wednesday, May 24, 1978, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 94.3% of its visible face lit, 17.3 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
94.3%Illumination at noon UTC
17.3 dMoon age
360,993 km224,310 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (0°)
33.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 24, 1978 is on Monday, May 22, 1978 at 13:17 UTC, 2 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, June 5, 1978 at 19:02 UTC, 12 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 24
More about this date
Wednesday, May 24, 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.