Waning · 52.5% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 27°
Last Quarter at
17:42UTC
Moon phase on December 22, 1978Last Quarter
On Friday, December 22, 1978, the Moon was a Last Quarter: 52.5% of its visible face lit, 22.2 days after the new moon and shrinking each night. The exact Last Quarter happened at .
52.5%Illumination at noon UTC
22.2 dMoon age
397,478 km246,981 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (28°)
30.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 22, 1978 is on Thursday, December 14, 1978 at 12:31 UTC, 8 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, December 29, 1978 at 19:36 UTC, 7 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Thursday, December 14, 1978 | 12:31 |
| Last Quarter (this day) | Friday, December 22, 1978 | 17:42 |
| New Moon (after) | Friday, December 29, 1978 | 19:36 |
The Moon around December 22
More about this date
Friday, December 22, 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.