Waning · 2.3% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 22°
Moon age
28.1days
Moon phase on August 2, 1978Waning Crescent
On Wednesday, August 2, 1978, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 2.3% of its visible face lit, 28.1 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
2.3%Illumination at noon UTC
28.1 dMoon age
406,361 km252,501 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (23°)
29.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 2, 1978 is on Thursday, July 20, 1978 at 03:05 UTC, 13 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, August 4, 1978 at 01:01 UTC, 2 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Wednesday, July 26, 1978 | 22:31 |
| New Moon (after) | Friday, August 4, 1978 | 01:01 |
The Moon around August 2
More about this date
Wednesday, August 2, 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 August 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.