Waxing · 88.7% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 09°
Moon age
11.2days
Moon phase on February 8, 1979Waxing Gibbous
On Thursday, February 8, 1979, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 88.7% of its visible face lit, 11.2 days after the new moon and growing each night.
88.7%Illumination at noon UTC
11.2 dMoon age
403,920 km250,984 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (10°)
29.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to February 8, 1979 is on Monday, February 12, 1979 at 02:40 UTC, 4 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, January 28, 1979 at 06:20 UTC, 11 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Sunday, February 4, 1979 | 00:37 |
| Full Moon (after) | Monday, February 12, 1979 | 02:40 |
The Moon around February 8
More about this date
Thursday, February 8, 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.