The Moon on every day of 1978
What the Moon looked like the day you were born, for every day of 1978. Tap your day to see how much of it was lit, then start counting your exact time alive.
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1978 at a glance
Full moons12 full moons.
Largest full moonJuly 20, 357,081 km away. The smallest was January 24 at 402,261 km.
Eclipses2 solar and 2 lunar, listed below.
Find your dayTap any day for its Moon, the date you turn 10,000 days old, and roughly when you pass 1 billion seconds.
Every day of 1978
January 1978
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April 1978
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Full moons in 1978
- January 24, 07:56 UTC
- February 23, 01:27 UTC
- March 24, 16:20 UTC
- April 23, 04:11 UTC
- May 22, 13:17 UTC
- June 20, 20:31 UTC
- July 20, 03:05 UTC
- August 18, 10:14 UTC
- September 16, 19:01 UTC
- October 16, 06:10 UTC
- November 14, 20:00 UTC
- December 14, 12:31 UTC
New moons in 1978
- January 9, 04:00 UTC
- February 7, 14:54 UTC
- March 9, 02:36 UTC
- April 7, 15:15 UTC
- May 7, 04:47 UTC
- June 5, 19:02 UTC
- July 5, 09:51 UTC
- August 4, 01:01 UTC
- September 2, 16:09 UTC
- October 2, 06:41 UTC
- October 31, 20:07 UTC
- November 30, 08:20 UTC
- December 29, 19:36 UTC
Eclipses in 1978
- April 7: Partial solar eclipse
- October 2: Partial solar eclipse
- March 24: Total lunar eclipse
- September 16: Total lunar eclipse
How this is worked out
Each day shows the Moon at 12:00 noon UTC, drawn as seen from the northern hemisphere, computed with astronomy-engine, the same engine Sky checks against NASA JPL Horizons. The Moon's phase is the same everywhere at one instant, but the date changes with time zones, so close to a new or full moon your local day can differ. Alive uses your exact birth time and place, and it stays on your phone.