Waning · 40.5% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 14°
Moon age
22.5days
Moon phase on August 26, 1978Waning Crescent
On Saturday, August 26, 1978, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 40.5% of its visible face lit, 22.5 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
40.5%Illumination at noon UTC
22.5 dMoon age
400,469 km248,840 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (14°)
29.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 26, 1978 is on Friday, August 18, 1978 at 10:14 UTC, 8 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, September 2, 1978 at 16:09 UTC, 7 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Friday, August 25, 1978 | 12:18 |
| New Moon (after) | Saturday, September 2, 1978 | 16:09 |
The Moon around August 26
More about this date
Saturday, August 26, 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.