Waning · 99.2% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 09°
Moon age
15.7days
Moon phase on June 21, 1978Waning Gibbous
On Wednesday, June 21, 1978, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 99.2% of its visible face lit, 15.7 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
99.2%Illumination at noon UTC
15.7 dMoon age
357,659 km222,239 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (9°)
33.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to June 21, 1978 is on Tuesday, June 20, 1978 at 20:31 UTC, 1 day earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, July 5, 1978 at 09:51 UTC, 14 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Tuesday, June 20, 1978 | 20:31 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Tuesday, June 27, 1978 | 11:44 |
The Moon around June 21
More about this date
Wednesday, June 21, 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.