Waning · 90.9% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 01°
Moon age
16.8days
Moon phase on September 19, 1978Waning Gibbous
On Tuesday, September 19, 1978, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 90.9% of its visible face lit, 16.8 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
90.9%Illumination at noon UTC
16.8 dMoon age
380,245 km236,273 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (1°)
31.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to September 19, 1978 is on Saturday, September 16, 1978 at 19:01 UTC, 3 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, October 2, 1978 at 06:41 UTC, 13 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Saturday, September 16, 1978 | 19:01 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Sunday, September 24, 1978 | 05:08 |
The Moon around September 19
More about this date
Tuesday, September 19, 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.