Waning · 56.0% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 23°
Moon age
22.2days
Moon phase on February 19, 1979Waning Gibbous
On Monday, February 19, 1979, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 56.0% of its visible face lit, 22.2 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
56.0%Illumination at noon UTC
22.2 dMoon age
383,898 km238,543 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (23°)
31.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to February 19, 1979 is on Monday, February 12, 1979 at 02:40 UTC, 7 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, February 26, 1979 at 16:45 UTC, 7 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 19
More about this date
Monday, February 19, 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.