Waning · 54.7% lit · ♈︎ Aries 27°
Last Quarter at
22:31UTC
Moon phase on July 26, 1978Last Quarter
On Wednesday, July 26, 1978, the Moon was a Last Quarter: 54.7% of its visible face lit, 21.1 days after the new moon and shrinking each night. The exact Last Quarter happened at .
54.7%Illumination at noon UTC
21.1 dMoon age
386,640 km240,247 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (28°)
30.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to July 26, 1978 is on Thursday, July 20, 1978 at 03:05 UTC, 6 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, August 4, 1978 at 01:01 UTC, 9 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Thursday, July 20, 1978 | 03:05 |
| Last Quarter (this day) | Wednesday, July 26, 1978 | 22:31 |
| New Moon (after) | Friday, August 4, 1978 | 01:01 |
The Moon around July 26
More about this date
Wednesday, July 26, 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.