Waxing · 35.9% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 00°
Moon age
6.5days
Moon phase on August 10, 1978Waxing Crescent
On Thursday, August 10, 1978, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 35.9% of its visible face lit, 6.5 days after the new moon and growing each night.
35.9%Illumination at noon UTC
6.5 dMoon age
384,687 km239,033 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (1°)
31.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 10, 1978 is on Friday, August 18, 1978 at 10:14 UTC, 8 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, August 4, 1978 at 01:01 UTC, 6 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Friday, August 4, 1978 | 01:01 |
| First Quarter (after) | Friday, August 11, 1978 | 20:07 |
The Moon around August 10
More about this date
Thursday, August 10, 1978 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of August 4, 1978 to the new moon of September 2, 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.