Waxing · 99.6% lit · ♌︎ Leo 15°
Moon age
14.2days
Moon phase on February 11, 1979Waxing Gibbous
On Sunday, February 11, 1979, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 99.6% of its visible face lit, 14.2 days after the new moon and growing each night.
99.6%Illumination at noon UTC
14.2 dMoon age
406,339 km252,487 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (16°)
29.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to February 11, 1979 is on Monday, February 12, 1979 at 02:40 UTC, 1 day later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, January 28, 1979 at 06:20 UTC, 14 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 11
More about this date
Sunday, February 11, 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.
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- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.