Waxing · 94.4% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 26°
Moon age
12.5days
Moon phase on August 16, 1978Waxing Gibbous
On Wednesday, August 16, 1978, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 94.4% of its visible face lit, 12.5 days after the new moon and growing each night.
94.4%Illumination at noon UTC
12.5 dMoon age
359,693 km223,503 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (26°)
33.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 16, 1978 is on Friday, August 18, 1978 at 10:14 UTC, 2 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, August 4, 1978 at 01:01 UTC, 12 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Friday, August 11, 1978 | 20:07 |
| Full Moon (after) | Friday, August 18, 1978 | 10:14 |
The Moon around August 16
More about this date
Wednesday, August 16, 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.