Waxing · 48.1% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 12°
First Quarter at
16:18UTC
Moon phase on November 7, 1978First Quarter
On Tuesday, November 7, 1978, the Moon was a First Quarter: 48.1% of its visible face lit, 6.7 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
48.1%Illumination at noon UTC
6.7 dMoon age
370,256 km230,066 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (12°)
32.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to November 7, 1978 is on Tuesday, November 14, 1978 at 20:00 UTC, 7 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, October 31, 1978 at 20:07 UTC, 7 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Tuesday, October 31, 1978 | 20:07 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Tuesday, November 7, 1978 | 16:18 |
| Full Moon (after) | Tuesday, November 14, 1978 | 20:00 |
The Moon around November 7
More about this date
Tuesday, November 7, 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.