Waxing · 84.5% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 09°
Moon age
11.7days
Moon phase on June 17, 1978Waxing Gibbous
On Saturday, June 17, 1978, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 84.5% of its visible face lit, 11.7 days after the new moon and growing each night.
84.5%Illumination at noon UTC
11.7 dMoon age
371,218 km230,664 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (10°)
32.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to June 17, 1978 is on Tuesday, June 20, 1978 at 20:31 UTC, 3 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, June 5, 1978 at 19:02 UTC, 12 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Tuesday, June 13, 1978 | 22:44 |
| Full Moon (after) | Tuesday, June 20, 1978 | 20:31 |
The Moon around June 17
More about this date
Saturday, June 17, 1978 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of June 5, 1978 to the new moon of July 5, 1978, a cycle of 29.62 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.