Waning · 99.8% lit · ♌︎ Leo 27°
Full Moon at
02:40UTC
Moon phase on February 12, 1979Full Moon
On Monday, February 12, 1979, the Moon was a Full Moon: 99.8% of its visible face lit, 15.2 days after the new moon and at its fullest. The exact Full Moon happened at .
99.8%Illumination at noon UTC
15.2 dMoon age
405,774 km252,136 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (27°)
29.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
FullWhole disc lit
Full moon
This is the Snow Moon, 406,068 km from Earth. Micromoon
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to February 12, 1979 is on Monday, February 12, 1979 at 02:40 UTC, the same day, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, February 26, 1979 at 16:45 UTC, 14 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Sunday, February 4, 1979 | 00:37 |
| Full Moon (this day) | Monday, February 12, 1979 | 02:40 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Tuesday, February 20, 1979 | 01:17 |
The Moon around February 12
More about this date
Monday, February 12, 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.