Waning · 0.9% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 02°
Moon age
28.7days
Moon phase on July 4, 1978Waning Crescent
On Tuesday, July 4, 1978, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 0.9% of its visible face lit, 28.7 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
0.9%Illumination at noon UTC
28.7 dMoon age
405,867 km252,194 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (2°)
29.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to July 4, 1978 is on Tuesday, June 20, 1978 at 20:31 UTC, 14 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, July 5, 1978 at 09:51 UTC, 1 day later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Tuesday, June 27, 1978 | 11:44 |
| New Moon (after) | Wednesday, July 5, 1978 | 09:51 |
The Moon around July 4
More about this date
Tuesday, July 4, 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 July 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.