Waning · 99.8% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 24°
Full Moon at
07:09UTC
Moon phase on January 13, 1979Full Moon
On Saturday, January 13, 1979, the Moon was a Full Moon: 99.8% of its visible face lit, 14.7 days after the new moon and at its fullest. The exact Full Moon happened at .
99.8%Illumination at noon UTC
14.7 dMoon age
405,401 km251,904 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (25°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
FullWhole disc lit
Full moon
This is the Wolf Moon, 405,177 km from Earth. Micromoon
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 13, 1979 is on Saturday, January 13, 1979 at 07:09 UTC, the same day, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, December 29, 1978 at 19:36 UTC, 15 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Friday, January 5, 1979 | 11:15 |
| Full Moon (this day) | Saturday, January 13, 1979 | 07:09 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Sunday, January 21, 1979 | 11:24 |
The Moon around January 13
More about this date
Saturday, January 13, 1979 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 January 1979, or the whole moon calendar 1979.
- The same date one year apart: 1978 · 1980.
- 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.