Waxing · 99.8% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 21°
Full Moon at
12:31UTC
Moon phase on December 14, 1978Full Moon
On Thursday, December 14, 1978, the Moon was a Full Moon: 99.8% of its visible face lit, 14.2 days after the new moon and at its fullest. The exact Full Moon happened at .
99.8%Illumination at noon UTC
14.2 dMoon age
398,880 km247,853 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (22°)
29.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
FullWhole disc lit
Full moon
This is the Cold Moon, 398,940 km from Earth.
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 14, 1978 is on Thursday, December 14, 1978 at 12:31 UTC, the same day, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, November 30, 1978 at 08:20 UTC, 14 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Thursday, December 7, 1978 | 00:34 |
| Full Moon (this day) | Thursday, December 14, 1978 | 12:31 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Friday, December 22, 1978 | 17:42 |
The Moon around December 14
More about this date
Thursday, December 14, 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.