Waning · 75.6% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 27°
Moon age
18.8days
Moon phase on September 21, 1978Waning Gibbous
On Thursday, September 21, 1978, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 75.6% of its visible face lit, 18.8 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
75.6%Illumination at noon UTC
18.8 dMoon age
391,223 km243,095 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (27°)
30.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to September 21, 1978 is on Saturday, September 16, 1978 at 19:01 UTC, 5 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, October 2, 1978 at 06:41 UTC, 11 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 21
More about this date
Thursday, September 21, 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.