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The Moon on Thursday, February 15, 1979: Waning Gibbous, 90% lit

Waning · 90.0% lit · ♎︎ Libra 03°

Moon age

18.2days

Moon phase on February 15, 1979Waning Gibbous

Thursday 15 February 1979400,347 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Thursday, February 15, 1979, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 90.0% of its visible face lit, 18.2 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.

90.0%Illumination at noon UTC
18.2 dMoon age
400,347 km248,764 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (3°)
29.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to February 15, 1979 is on Monday, February 12, 1979 at 02:40 UTC, 3 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, February 26, 1979 at 16:45 UTC, 11 days later.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
Full Moon (before)Monday, February 12, 197902:40
Last Quarter (after)Tuesday, February 20, 197901:17

The Moon around February 15

More about this date

Thursday, February 15, 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.