Every month of 1978 as a printable table, with public holidays, ISO week numbers and the year's eclipses, moon phases and meteor showers.
1978 has 365 days, starts on a Sunday, is not a leap year, and runs to 52 ISO weeks. It runs from Sunday 1 January 1978 to Sunday 31 December 1978. There are 9 United States federal holidays in 1978, two of which fall at a weekend and are kept on a different day. Worth knowing: 1 January 1978 falls in week 52 of 1977, not in week 1 of 1978.
Since 1978 ended
17,386days
The 1978 calendar, month by month
January
Wk
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
52
1
1
2New Year's Day, 2 January
3New Year's Day
4
5
6
7
8
2
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
3
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
4
23
24
25
26Australia Day
27
28
29
5
30
31
February
Wk
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
5
1
2
3
4
5
6
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
7
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
8
20Washington's Birthday
21
22
23
24
25
26
9
27
28
March
Wk
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
9
1
2
3
4
5
10
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
11
13
14
15
16
17St Patrick's Day
18
19
12
20
21
22
23
24Good Friday
25Easter Saturday
26
13
27Easter Monday
28
29
30
31
April
Wk
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
13
1
2
14
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
15
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
17
24
25Anzac Day
26
27
28
29
30
May
Wk
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
18
1Early May Bank Holiday, May Day
2
3
4
5
6
7
19
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
20
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
21
22Victoria Day
23
24
25
26
27
28
22
29Memorial Day, Spring Bank Holiday
30
31
June
Wk
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
22
1
2
3
4
23
5June Bank Holiday
6
7
8
9
10
11
24
12Queen's Birthday
13
14
15
16
17
18
25
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
26
27
28
29
30
July
Wk
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
26
1
2
27
3Canada Day
4Independence Day
5
6
7
8
9
28
10
11
12Battle of the Boyne (Orangemen’s Day)
13
14
15
16
29
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
30
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
31
August
Wk
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
31
1
2
3
4
5
6
32
7Summer Bank Holiday, August Bank Holiday
8
9
10
11
12
13
33
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
34
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
35
28Summer Bank Holiday
29
30
31
September
Wk
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
35
1
2
3
36
4Labor Day, Labour Day
5
6
7
8
9
10
37
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
38
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
39
25
26
27
28
29
30
October
Wk
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
39
1
40
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
41
9Columbus Day, Thanksgiving
10
11
12
13
14
15
42
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
43
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
44
30October Bank Holiday
31
November
Wk
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
44
1
2
3
4
5
45
6
7
8
9
10Veterans Day
11
12
46
13Remembrance Day
14
15
16
17
18
19
47
20
21
22
23Thanksgiving Day
24
25
26
48
27
28
29
30
December
Wk
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
48
1
2
3
49
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
50
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
51
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
52
25Christmas Day
26Boxing Day, St Stephen's Day
27
28
29
30
31
Public holiday in the selected country
Today
Saturday and Sunday
Wk ISO 8601 week number
Weeks start on Monday so that the week number in the left gutter applies to the
whole row. ISO 8601 defines week 1 as the week containing the first Thursday of
the year, which is why 1978 has 52 weeks and why 1 January is not always
in week 1.
Public holidays in 1978
The 11 federal holidays in 5 U.S.C. 6103, with the rules that were actually in force in each year. State and local holidays are not included.
Date
Day
Holiday
Observed
1 January 1978
Sunday
New Year's Day
Monday 2 January 1978
20 February 1978
Monday
Washington's Birthday (Widely called Presidents’ Day. The federal name is still Washington’s Birthday.)
On the day
29 May 1978
Monday
Memorial Day
On the day
4 July 1978
Tuesday
Independence Day
On the day
4 September 1978
Monday
Labor Day
On the day
9 October 1978
Monday
Columbus Day (Kept as Indigenous Peoples’ Day in a number of states.)
On the day
11 November 1978
Saturday
Veterans Day
Friday 10 November 1978
23 November 1978
Thursday
Thanksgiving Day
On the day
25 December 1978
Monday
Christmas Day
On the day
Bank holidays in England and Wales under the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971, including the one-off royal and jubilee holidays.
Date
Day
Holiday
Observed
1 January 1978
Sunday
New Year's Day
Monday 2 January 1978
24 March 1978
Friday
Good Friday
On the day
27 March 1978
Monday
Easter Monday
On the day
1 May 1978
Monday
Early May Bank Holiday
On the day
29 May 1978
Monday
Spring Bank Holiday
On the day
28 August 1978
Monday
Summer Bank Holiday
On the day
25 December 1978
Monday
Christmas Day
On the day
26 December 1978
Tuesday
Boxing Day
On the day
Bank holidays in Scotland. Scotland keeps 2 January and the first Monday in August, and does not keep Easter Monday.
Date
Day
Holiday
Observed
1 January 1978
Sunday
New Year's Day
Tuesday 3 January 1978
2 January 1978
Monday
2 January
On the day
24 March 1978
Friday
Good Friday
On the day
1 May 1978
Monday
Early May Bank Holiday
On the day
29 May 1978
Monday
Spring Bank Holiday
On the day
7 August 1978
Monday
Summer Bank Holiday
On the day
25 December 1978
Monday
Christmas Day
On the day
26 December 1978
Tuesday
Boxing Day
On the day
Bank holidays in Northern Ireland: the England and Wales set plus St Patrick's Day and the Battle of the Boyne.
Date
Day
Holiday
Observed
1 January 1978
Sunday
New Year's Day
Monday 2 January 1978
17 March 1978
Friday
St Patrick's Day
On the day
24 March 1978
Friday
Good Friday
On the day
27 March 1978
Monday
Easter Monday
On the day
1 May 1978
Monday
Early May Bank Holiday
On the day
29 May 1978
Monday
Spring Bank Holiday
On the day
12 July 1978
Wednesday
Battle of the Boyne (Orangemen’s Day)
On the day
28 August 1978
Monday
Summer Bank Holiday
On the day
25 December 1978
Monday
Christmas Day
On the day
26 December 1978
Tuesday
Boxing Day
On the day
Public holidays in the Republic of Ireland under the Organisation of Working Time Act 1997.
Date
Day
Holiday
Observed
1 January 1978
Sunday
New Year's Day
Monday 2 January 1978
17 March 1978
Friday
St Patrick's Day
On the day
27 March 1978
Monday
Easter Monday
On the day
1 May 1978
Monday
May Day
On the day
5 June 1978
Monday
June Bank Holiday
On the day
7 August 1978
Monday
August Bank Holiday
On the day
30 October 1978
Monday
October Bank Holiday
On the day
25 December 1978
Monday
Christmas Day
On the day
26 December 1978
Tuesday
St Stephen's Day
On the day
Federal statutory holidays. Provincial holidays (Family Day, Civic Holiday, St Jean Baptiste) are not included and vary by province.
Date
Day
Holiday
Observed
1 January 1978
Sunday
New Year's Day
Monday 2 January 1978
24 March 1978
Friday
Good Friday
On the day
22 May 1978
Monday
Victoria Day (The Monday before 25 May.)
On the day
1 July 1978
Saturday
Canada Day
Monday 3 July 1978
4 September 1978
Monday
Labour Day
On the day
9 October 1978
Monday
Thanksgiving
On the day
11 November 1978
Saturday
Remembrance Day
Monday 13 November 1978
25 December 1978
Monday
Christmas Day
On the day
26 December 1978
Tuesday
Boxing Day
On the day
Public holidays kept nationally. State holidays (Labour Day, show days, Melbourne Cup) vary by state and are not included.
Date
Day
Holiday
Observed
1 January 1978
Sunday
New Year's Day
Monday 2 January 1978
26 January 1978
Thursday
Australia Day
On the day
24 March 1978
Friday
Good Friday
On the day
25 March 1978
Saturday
Easter Saturday
On the day
27 March 1978
Monday
Easter Monday
On the day
25 April 1978
Tuesday
Anzac Day (Substitute days for a weekend Anzac Day vary by state.)
On the day
12 June 1978
Monday
Queen's Birthday (Not kept in June in Queensland or Western Australia.)
On the day
25 December 1978
Monday
Christmas Day
On the day
26 December 1978
Tuesday
Boxing Day
On the day
The sky in 1978
Equinoxes, solstices and eclipses are given in UTC, because an eclipse happens
at one instant everywhere. Convert to your own zone before you set an alarm.
Equinoxes and solstices, and the eclipses of 1978.
Date
Time (UTC)
Event
Detail
20 March 1978
23:33
March equinox
Spring begins in the northern hemisphere, autumn in the southern.
24 March 1978
16:22
Total lunar eclipse
92 minutes of totality · 220 minutes of partial phase · Visible anywhere the Moon is above the horizon.
7 April 1978
15:02
Partial solar eclipse
The centre of the shadow misses the Earth; this one is partial everywhere it is seen.
21 June 1978
18:09
June solstice
The longest day in the northern hemisphere, the shortest in the southern.
16 September 1978
19:04
Total lunar eclipse
80 minutes of totality · 208 minutes of partial phase · Visible anywhere the Moon is above the horizon.
23 September 1978
09:25
September equinox
Autumn begins in the northern hemisphere, spring in the southern.
2 October 1978
06:27
Partial solar eclipse
The centre of the shadow misses the Earth; this one is partial everywhere it is seen.
22 December 1978
05:20
December solstice
The shortest day in the northern hemisphere, the longest in the southern.
Full moons
The traditional names are month-based, with two exceptions we compute rather
than assume: the Harvest Moon is the full moon nearest the September equinox,
and a second full moon inside one calendar month is a Blue Moon.
Date
Time (UTC)
Name
Note
24 January 1978
07:56
Wolf Moon
23 February 1978
01:27
Snow Moon
24 March 1978
16:20
Worm Moon
23 April 1978
04:11
Pink Moon
22 May 1978
13:17
Flower Moon
20 June 1978
20:31
Strawberry Moon
20 July 1978
03:05
Buck Moon
18 August 1978
10:14
Sturgeon Moon
16 September 1978
19:01
Harvest Moon
The full moon nearest the September equinox.
16 October 1978
06:10
Hunter's Moon
14 November 1978
20:00
Beaver Moon
14 December 1978
12:31
Cold Moon
All 50 moon phases in 1978
Date
Time (UTC)
Phase
2 January 1978
12:07
Last Quarter
9 January 1978
04:00
New Moon
16 January 1978
03:03
First Quarter
24 January 1978
07:56
Full Moon
31 January 1978
23:51
Last Quarter
7 February 1978
14:54
New Moon
14 February 1978
22:11
First Quarter
23 February 1978
01:27
Full Moon
2 March 1978
08:34
Last Quarter
9 March 1978
02:36
New Moon
16 March 1978
18:21
First Quarter
24 March 1978
16:20
Full Moon
31 March 1978
15:11
Last Quarter
7 April 1978
15:15
New Moon
15 April 1978
13:56
First Quarter
23 April 1978
04:11
Full Moon
29 April 1978
21:02
Last Quarter
7 May 1978
04:47
New Moon
15 May 1978
07:40
First Quarter
22 May 1978
13:17
Full Moon
29 May 1978
03:30
Last Quarter
5 June 1978
19:02
New Moon
13 June 1978
22:44
First Quarter
20 June 1978
20:31
Full Moon
27 June 1978
11:44
Last Quarter
5 July 1978
09:51
New Moon
13 July 1978
10:49
First Quarter
20 July 1978
03:05
Full Moon
26 July 1978
22:31
Last Quarter
4 August 1978
01:01
New Moon
11 August 1978
20:07
First Quarter
18 August 1978
10:14
Full Moon
25 August 1978
12:18
Last Quarter
2 September 1978
16:09
New Moon
10 September 1978
03:20
First Quarter
16 September 1978
19:01
Full Moon
24 September 1978
05:08
Last Quarter
2 October 1978
06:41
New Moon
9 October 1978
09:38
First Quarter
16 October 1978
06:10
Full Moon
24 October 1978
00:34
Last Quarter
31 October 1978
20:07
New Moon
7 November 1978
16:18
First Quarter
14 November 1978
20:00
Full Moon
22 November 1978
21:24
Last Quarter
30 November 1978
08:20
New Moon
7 December 1978
00:34
First Quarter
14 December 1978
12:31
Full Moon
22 December 1978
17:42
Last Quarter
29 December 1978
19:36
New Moon
Meteor showers
Peak nights drift by about a day between years, because the Earth meets each
stream at a fixed point in its orbit rather than on a fixed date. What
changes the view far more is the Moon, so we compute how much of it is lit
on the peak night of 1978.
Peak
Shower
Rate/hour
Moon lit
Viewing
3 January 1978
Quadrantids (debris from Asteroid 2003 EH1)
110
35%
Mostly dark
22 April 1978
Lyrids (debris from Comet Thatcher)
18
100%
Bright moon, only the brightest will show
6 May 1978
Eta Aquariids (debris from Halley's Comet)
50
0%
Dark sky, near new moon
30 July 1978
Southern Delta Aquariids (debris from Comet 96P/Machholz)
25
15%
Dark sky, near new moon
12 August 1978
Perseids (debris from Comet Swift-Tuttle)
100
62%
Moonlight will wash out fainter meteors
8 October 1978
Draconids (debris from Comet 21P/Giacobini-Zinner)
10
45%
Moonlight will wash out fainter meteors
21 October 1978
Orionids (debris from Halley's Comet)
20
70%
Moonlight will wash out fainter meteors
5 November 1978
Southern Taurids (debris from Comet Encke)
5
30%
Mostly dark
12 November 1978
Northern Taurids (debris from Comet Encke)
5
96%
Bright moon, only the brightest will show
17 November 1978
Leonids (debris from Comet Tempel-Tuttle)
15
91%
Bright moon, only the brightest will show
14 December 1978
Geminids (debris from Asteroid 3200 Phaethon)
150
100%
Bright moon, only the brightest will show
22 December 1978
Ursids (debris from Comet 8P/Tuttle)
10
48%
Moonlight will wash out fainter meteors
About the year 1978
1978 at a glance
Days
365
Leap year
No
1 January
Sunday
31 December
Sunday
ISO weeks
52
Weekend days
105
1978 is not a leap year, so February has 28 days.
Years you can reuse this calendar for
These years start on the same weekday and have the same February, so the grid
above is identical. A 1978 wall calendar hangs again, unchanged, in any of them.
Public holidays computed from statute, cross-checked against
Nager.Date for every year it covers. Astronomical
events computed with astronomy-engine. Week numbers follow ISO 8601. Times are UTC.