Waning · 50.3% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 01°
Last Quarter at
12:18UTC
Moon phase on August 25, 1978Last Quarter
On Friday, August 25, 1978, the Moon was a Last Quarter: 50.3% of its visible face lit, 21.5 days after the new moon and shrinking each night. The exact Last Quarter happened at .
50.3%Illumination at noon UTC
21.5 dMoon age
396,477 km246,360 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (2°)
30.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 25, 1978 is on Friday, August 18, 1978 at 10:14 UTC, 7 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, September 2, 1978 at 16:09 UTC, 8 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Friday, August 18, 1978 | 10:14 |
| Last Quarter (this day) | Friday, August 25, 1978 | 12:18 |
| New Moon (after) | Saturday, September 2, 1978 | 16:09 |
The Moon around August 25
More about this date
Friday, August 25, 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.