Waxing · 19.6% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 05°
Moon age
4.2days
Moon phase on October 6, 1978Waxing Crescent
On Friday, October 6, 1978, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 19.6% of its visible face lit, 4.2 days after the new moon and growing each night.
19.6%Illumination at noon UTC
4.2 dMoon age
375,895 km233,570 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (5°)
31.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 6, 1978 is on Monday, October 16, 1978 at 06:10 UTC, 10 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, October 2, 1978 at 06:41 UTC, 4 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Monday, October 2, 1978 | 06:41 |
| First Quarter (after) | Monday, October 9, 1978 | 09:38 |
The Moon around October 6
More about this date
Friday, October 6, 1978 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of October 2, 1978 to the new moon of October 31, 1978, a cycle of 29.56 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.