Waning · 99.7% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 02°
Full Moon at
03:05UTC
Moon phase on July 20, 1978Full Moon
On Thursday, July 20, 1978, the Moon was a Full Moon: 99.7% of its visible face lit, 15.1 days after the new moon and at its fullest. The exact Full Moon happened at .
99.7%Illumination at noon UTC
15.1 dMoon age
357,388 km222,070 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (3°)
33.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
FullWhole disc lit
Full moon
This is the Buck Moon, 357,081 km from Earth. Closest supermoon of the year
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to July 20, 1978 is on Thursday, July 20, 1978 at 03:05 UTC, the same day, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, August 4, 1978 at 01:01 UTC, 15 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Thursday, July 13, 1978 | 10:49 |
| Full Moon (this day) | Thursday, July 20, 1978 | 03:05 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Wednesday, July 26, 1978 | 22:31 |
The Moon around July 20
More about this date
Thursday, July 20, 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.