Waning · 89.5% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 09°
Moon age
17.7days
Moon phase on June 23, 1978Waning Gibbous
On Friday, June 23, 1978, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 89.5% of its visible face lit, 17.7 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
89.5%Illumination at noon UTC
17.7 dMoon age
361,285 km224,492 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (9°)
33.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to June 23, 1978 is on Tuesday, June 20, 1978 at 20:31 UTC, 3 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, July 5, 1978 at 09:51 UTC, 12 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 23
More about this date
Friday, June 23, 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.