Waxing · 75.8% lit · ♈︎ Aries 18°
Moon age
9.2days
Moon phase on December 9, 1978Waxing Gibbous
On Saturday, December 9, 1978, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 75.8% of its visible face lit, 9.2 days after the new moon and growing each night.
75.8%Illumination at noon UTC
9.2 dMoon age
382,494 km237,670 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (18°)
31.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 9, 1978 is on Thursday, December 14, 1978 at 12:31 UTC, 5 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, November 30, 1978 at 08:20 UTC, 9 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Thursday, December 7, 1978 | 00:34 |
| Full Moon (after) | Thursday, December 14, 1978 | 12:31 |
The Moon around December 9
More about this date
Saturday, December 9, 1978 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of November 30, 1978 to the new moon of December 29, 1978, a cycle of 29.47 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in December 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.