Waning · 95.0% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 21°
Moon age
17.2days
Moon phase on February 14, 1979Waning Gibbous
On Wednesday, February 14, 1979, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 95.0% of its visible face lit, 17.2 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
95.0%Illumination at noon UTC
17.2 dMoon age
402,791 km250,283 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (21°)
29.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to February 14, 1979 is on Monday, February 12, 1979 at 02:40 UTC, 2 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, February 26, 1979 at 16:45 UTC, 12 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Monday, February 12, 1979 | 02:40 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Tuesday, February 20, 1979 | 01:17 |
The Moon around February 14
More about this date
Wednesday, February 14, 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.