Waxing · 55.0% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 20°
First Quarter at
00:37UTC
Moon phase on February 4, 1979First Quarter
On Sunday, February 4, 1979, the Moon was a First Quarter: 55.0% of its visible face lit, 7.2 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
55.0%Illumination at noon UTC
7.2 dMoon age
388,939 km241,675 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (21°)
30.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to February 4, 1979 is on Monday, February 12, 1979 at 02:40 UTC, 8 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, January 28, 1979 at 06:20 UTC, 7 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Sunday, January 28, 1979 | 06:20 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Sunday, February 4, 1979 | 00:37 |
| Full Moon (after) | Monday, February 12, 1979 | 02:40 |
The Moon around February 4
More about this date
Sunday, February 4, 1979 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of January 28, 1979 to the new moon of February 26, 1979, a cycle of 29.43 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in February 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.