Waning · 1.4% lit · ♌︎ Leo 25°
Moon age
28.5days
Moon phase on September 1, 1978Waning Crescent
On Friday, September 1, 1978, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 1.4% of its visible face lit, 28.5 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
1.4%Illumination at noon UTC
28.5 dMoon age
401,929 km249,747 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (26°)
29.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to September 1, 1978 is on Friday, August 18, 1978 at 10:14 UTC, 14 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, September 2, 1978 at 16:09 UTC, 1 day 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 September 1
More about this date
Friday, September 1, 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 September 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.