Waning · 0.6% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 28°
Moon age
28.8days
Moon phase on October 1, 1978Waning Crescent
On Sunday, October 1, 1978, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 0.6% of its visible face lit, 28.8 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
0.6%Illumination at noon UTC
28.8 dMoon age
392,149 km243,670 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (29°)
30.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 1, 1978 is on Saturday, September 16, 1978 at 19:01 UTC, 15 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, October 2, 1978 at 06:41 UTC, 1 day later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Sunday, September 24, 1978 | 05:08 |
| New Moon (after) | Monday, October 2, 1978 | 06:41 |
The Moon around October 1
More about this date
Sunday, October 1, 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 October 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.