Waxing · 3.3% lit · ♎︎ Libra 02°
Moon age
1.8days
Moon phase on September 4, 1978Waxing Crescent
On Monday, September 4, 1978, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 3.3% of its visible face lit, 1.8 days after the new moon and growing each night.
3.3%Illumination at noon UTC
1.8 dMoon age
393,380 km244,435 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (2°)
30.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to September 4, 1978 is on Saturday, September 16, 1978 at 19:01 UTC, 12 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, September 2, 1978 at 16:09 UTC, 2 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Saturday, September 2, 1978 | 16:09 |
| First Quarter (after) | Sunday, September 10, 1978 | 03:20 |
The Moon around September 4
More about this date
Monday, September 4, 1978 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of September 2, 1978 to the new moon of October 2, 1978, a cycle of 29.61 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.