Waning · 45.3% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 06°
Last Quarter at
01:17UTC
Moon phase on February 20, 1979Last Quarter
On Tuesday, February 20, 1979, the Moon was a Last Quarter: 45.3% of its visible face lit, 23.2 days after the new moon and shrinking each night. The exact Last Quarter happened at .
45.3%Illumination at noon UTC
23.2 dMoon age
378,465 km235,167 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (7°)
31.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to February 20, 1979 is on Monday, February 12, 1979 at 02:40 UTC, 8 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, February 26, 1979 at 16:45 UTC, 6 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Monday, February 12, 1979 | 02:40 |
| Last Quarter (this day) | Tuesday, February 20, 1979 | 01:17 |
| New Moon (after) | Monday, February 26, 1979 | 16:45 |
The Moon around February 20
More about this date
Tuesday, February 20, 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.