Waxing · 9.0% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 15°
Moon age
2.7days
Moon phase on November 3, 1978Waxing Crescent
On Friday, November 3, 1978, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 9.0% of its visible face lit, 2.7 days after the new moon and growing each night.
9.0%Illumination at noon UTC
2.7 dMoon age
370,547 km230,247 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (15°)
32.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to November 3, 1978 is on Tuesday, November 14, 1978 at 20:00 UTC, 11 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, October 31, 1978 at 20:07 UTC, 3 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Tuesday, October 31, 1978 | 20:07 |
| First Quarter (after) | Tuesday, November 7, 1978 | 16:18 |
The Moon around November 3
More about this date
Friday, November 3, 1978 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of October 31, 1978 to the new moon of November 30, 1978, a cycle of 29.51 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in November 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.