Waning · 0.2% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 11°
New Moon at
19:02UTC
Moon phase on June 5, 1978New Moon
On Monday, June 5, 1978, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.2% of its visible face lit, 29.3 days after the new moon and between the Earth and the Sun, so it is not visible. The exact New Moon happened at .
0.2%Illumination at noon UTC
29.3 dMoon age
402,294 km249,974 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (11°)
29.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to June 5, 1978 is on Monday, May 22, 1978 at 13:17 UTC, 14 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, June 5, 1978 at 19:02 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Monday, May 29, 1978 | 03:30 |
| New Moon (this day) | Monday, June 5, 1978 | 19:02 |
| First Quarter (after) | Tuesday, June 13, 1978 | 22:44 |
The Moon around June 5
More about this date
Monday, June 5, 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.