Waning · 5.1% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 16°
Moon age
27.3days
Moon phase on June 3, 1978Waning Crescent
On Saturday, June 3, 1978, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 5.1% of its visible face lit, 27.3 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
5.1%Illumination at noon UTC
27.3 dMoon age
396,987 km246,676 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (17°)
30.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to June 3, 1978 is on Monday, May 22, 1978 at 13:17 UTC, 12 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, June 5, 1978 at 19:02 UTC, 2 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Monday, May 29, 1978 | 03:30 |
| New Moon (after) | Monday, June 5, 1978 | 19:02 |
The Moon around June 3
More about this date
Saturday, June 3, 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 June 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.