Waxing · 85.4% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 05°
Moon age
10.8days
Moon phase on September 13, 1978Waxing Gibbous
On Wednesday, September 13, 1978, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 85.4% of its visible face lit, 10.8 days after the new moon and growing each night.
85.4%Illumination at noon UTC
10.8 dMoon age
364,167 km226,283 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (5°)
32.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to September 13, 1978 is on Saturday, September 16, 1978 at 19:01 UTC, 3 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, September 2, 1978 at 16:09 UTC, 11 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 13
More about this date
Wednesday, September 13, 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.