Waning · 4.5% lit · ♌︎ Leo 13°
Moon age
27.5days
Moon phase on August 31, 1978Waning Crescent
On Thursday, August 31, 1978, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 4.5% of its visible face lit, 27.5 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
4.5%Illumination at noon UTC
27.5 dMoon age
403,900 km250,972 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (14°)
29.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 31, 1978 is on Friday, August 18, 1978 at 10:14 UTC, 13 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, September 2, 1978 at 16:09 UTC, 2 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 31
More about this date
Thursday, August 31, 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.