Waning · 0.3% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 02°
New Moon at
19:36UTC
Moon phase on December 29, 1978New Moon
On Friday, December 29, 1978, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.3% of its visible face lit, 29.2 days after the new moon and between the Earth and the Sun, so it is not visible. The exact New Moon happened at .
0.3%Illumination at noon UTC
29.2 dMoon age
360,659 km224,103 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (3°)
33.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 29, 1978 is on Saturday, January 13, 1979 at 07:09 UTC, 15 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, December 29, 1978 at 19:36 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Friday, December 22, 1978 | 17:42 |
| New Moon (this day) | Friday, December 29, 1978 | 19:36 |
| First Quarter (after) | Friday, January 5, 1979 | 11:15 |
The Moon around December 29
More about this date
Friday, December 29, 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.