Waning · 97.1% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 17°
Moon age
16.1days
Moon phase on July 21, 1978Waning Gibbous
On Friday, July 21, 1978, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 97.1% of its visible face lit, 16.1 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
97.1%Illumination at noon UTC
16.1 dMoon age
359,515 km223,392 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (18°)
33.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to July 21, 1978 is on Thursday, July 20, 1978 at 03:05 UTC, 1 day earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, August 4, 1978 at 01:01 UTC, 14 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Thursday, July 20, 1978 | 03:05 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Wednesday, July 26, 1978 | 22:31 |
The Moon around July 21
More about this date
Friday, July 21, 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.