Waxing · 76.1% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 20°
Moon age
9.8days
Moon phase on September 12, 1978Waxing Gibbous
On Tuesday, September 12, 1978, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 76.1% of its visible face lit, 9.8 days after the new moon and growing each night.
76.1%Illumination at noon UTC
9.8 dMoon age
365,867 km227,339 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (21°)
32.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to September 12, 1978 is on Saturday, September 16, 1978 at 19:01 UTC, 4 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, September 2, 1978 at 16:09 UTC, 10 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Sunday, September 10, 1978 | 03:20 |
| Full Moon (after) | Saturday, September 16, 1978 | 19:01 |
The Moon around September 12
More about this date
Tuesday, September 12, 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.