Waxing · 4.4% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 03°
Moon age
1.7days
Moon phase on December 31, 1978Waxing Crescent
On Sunday, December 31, 1978, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 4.4% of its visible face lit, 1.7 days after the new moon and growing each night.
4.4%Illumination at noon UTC
1.7 dMoon age
359,172 km223,179 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (3°)
33.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 31, 1978 is on Saturday, January 13, 1979 at 07:09 UTC, 13 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, December 29, 1978 at 19:36 UTC, 2 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Friday, December 29, 1978 | 19:36 |
| First Quarter (after) | Friday, January 5, 1979 | 11:15 |
The Moon around December 31
More about this date
Sunday, December 31, 1978 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 29, 1978 to the new moon of January 28, 1979, a cycle of 29.45 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.