Waning · 99.4% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 00°
Moon age
14.7days
Moon phase on November 15, 1978Waning Gibbous
On Wednesday, November 15, 1978, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 99.4% of its visible face lit, 14.7 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
99.4%Illumination at noon UTC
14.7 dMoon age
391,484 km243,257 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (1°)
30.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to November 15, 1978 is on Tuesday, November 14, 1978 at 20:00 UTC, 1 day earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, October 31, 1978 at 20:07 UTC, 15 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Tuesday, November 14, 1978 | 20:00 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Wednesday, November 22, 1978 | 21:24 |
The Moon around November 15
More about this date
Wednesday, November 15, 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.