Moon

Wednesday, May 6, 1778

Waxing Gibbous


The lunar phase on Wednesday, May 6, 1778 was a Waxing Gibbous. At 11:00pm ET, the face of the moon was 83% illuminated, 10.8 days old, and 37% of the way through the lunar cycle.


During the Waxing Gibbous phase, the moon is more than halfway illuminated. The moon will continue to grow with each passing night.

Date:May 6, 1778
Moon Phase:Waxing Gibbous
Illumination:83%
Age:10.8 Days
Longitude:178.1°
Moon Sign:Virgo


The next Full Moon was on Monday, May 11, 1778 (Flower Moon), and the next New Moon was on Tuesday, May 26, 1778.


Below are the lunar phases for the remainder of May 1778.


  • Sun
  • Mon
  • Tue
  • Wed
  • Thu
  • Fri
  • Sat
  • 1Waxing Crescent title=
  • 2Waxing Crescent title=
  • 3First Quarter title=
  • 4Waxing Gibbous title=
  • 5Waxing Gibbous title=
  • 6Waxing Gibbous title=
  • 7Waxing Gibbous title=
  • 8Waxing Gibbous title=
  • 9Waxing Gibbous title=
  • 10Waxing Gibbous title=
  • 11Full Moon title=
  • 12Waning Gibbous title=
  • 13Waning Gibbous title=
  • 14Waning Gibbous title=
  • 15Waning Gibbous title=
  • 16Waning Gibbous title=
  • 17Waning Gibbous title=
  • 18Waning Gibbous title=
  • 19Last Quarter title=
  • 20Waning Crescent title=
  • 21Waning Crescent title=
  • 22Waning Crescent title=
  • 23Waning Crescent title=
  • 24Waning Crescent title=
  • 25New Moon title=
  • 26Waxing Crescent title=
  • 27Waxing Crescent title=
  • 28Waxing Crescent title=
  • 29Waxing Crescent title=
  • 30Waxing Crescent title=
  • 31Waxing Crescent title=

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