Waning · 99.9% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 26°
Full Moon at
10:14UTC
Moon phase on August 18, 1978Full Moon
On Friday, August 18, 1978, the Moon was a Full Moon: 99.9% of its visible face lit, 14.5 days after the new moon and at its fullest. The exact Full Moon happened at .
99.9%Illumination at noon UTC
14.5 dMoon age
360,562 km224,043 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (26°)
33.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
FullWhole disc lit
Full moon
This is the Sturgeon Moon, 360,405 km from Earth. Supermoon
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 18, 1978 is on Friday, August 18, 1978 at 10:14 UTC, the same day, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, August 4, 1978 at 01:01 UTC, 14 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Friday, August 11, 1978 | 20:07 |
| Full Moon (this day) | Friday, August 18, 1978 | 10:14 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Friday, August 25, 1978 | 12:18 |
The Moon around August 18
More about this date
Friday, August 18, 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.