Waning · 44.3% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 07°
Moon age
22.7days
Moon phase on November 23, 1978Waning Crescent
On Thursday, November 23, 1978, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 44.3% of its visible face lit, 22.7 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
44.3%Illumination at noon UTC
22.7 dMoon age
400,474 km248,843 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (8°)
29.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to November 23, 1978 is on Tuesday, November 14, 1978 at 20:00 UTC, 9 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, November 30, 1978 at 08:20 UTC, 7 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Wednesday, November 22, 1978 | 21:24 |
| New Moon (after) | Thursday, November 30, 1978 | 08:20 |
The Moon around November 23
More about this date
Thursday, November 23, 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.