Waxing · 71.7% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 18°
Moon age
10.1days
Moon phase on July 15, 1978Waxing Gibbous
On Saturday, July 15, 1978, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 71.7% of its visible face lit, 10.1 days after the new moon and growing each night.
71.7%Illumination at noon UTC
10.1 dMoon age
372,700 km231,585 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (18°)
32.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to July 15, 1978 is on Thursday, July 20, 1978 at 03:05 UTC, 5 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, July 5, 1978 at 09:51 UTC, 10 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Thursday, July 13, 1978 | 10:49 |
| Full Moon (after) | Thursday, July 20, 1978 | 03:05 |
The Moon around July 15
More about this date
Saturday, July 15, 1978 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of July 5, 1978 to the new moon of August 4, 1978, a cycle of 29.63 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.