Waxing · 99.9% lit · ♓︎ Pisces 19°
Full Moon at
19:01UTC
Moon phase on September 16, 1978Full Moon
On Saturday, September 16, 1978, the Moon was a Full Moon: 99.9% of its visible face lit, 13.8 days after the new moon and at its fullest. The exact Full Moon happened at .
99.9%Illumination at noon UTC
13.8 dMoon age
366,732 km227,877 mi from Earth
♓︎ PiscesMoon sign (19°)
32.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
FullWhole disc lit
Full moon
This is the Harvest Moon (also called the Corn Moon), 367,649 km from Earth. SupermoonTotal lunar eclipse
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to September 16, 1978 is on Saturday, September 16, 1978 at 19:01 UTC, the same day, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, September 2, 1978 at 16:09 UTC, 14 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Sunday, September 10, 1978 | 03:20 |
| Full Moon (this day) | Saturday, September 16, 1978 | 19:01 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Sunday, September 24, 1978 | 05:08 |
The Moon around September 16
More about this date
Saturday, September 16, 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.