Waning · 97.0% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 13°
Moon age
15.7days
Moon phase on November 16, 1978Waning Gibbous
On Thursday, November 16, 1978, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 97.0% of its visible face lit, 15.7 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
97.0%Illumination at noon UTC
15.7 dMoon age
395,165 km245,544 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (13°)
30.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to November 16, 1978 is on Tuesday, November 14, 1978 at 20:00 UTC, 2 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, November 30, 1978 at 08:20 UTC, 14 days later.
| 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 16
More about this date
Thursday, November 16, 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.