Waning · 47.4% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 04°
Last Quarter at
05:08UTC
Moon phase on September 24, 1978Last Quarter
On Sunday, September 24, 1978, the Moon was a Last Quarter: 47.4% of its visible face lit, 21.8 days after the new moon and shrinking each night. The exact Last Quarter happened at .
47.4%Illumination at noon UTC
21.8 dMoon age
402,780 km250,276 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (4°)
29.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to September 24, 1978 is on Saturday, September 16, 1978 at 19:01 UTC, 8 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, October 2, 1978 at 06:41 UTC, 8 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Saturday, September 16, 1978 | 19:01 |
| Last Quarter (this day) | Sunday, September 24, 1978 | 05:08 |
| New Moon (after) | Monday, October 2, 1978 | 06:41 |
The Moon around September 24
More about this date
Sunday, September 24, 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.