Waning · 0.1% lit · ♓︎ Pisces 04°
New Moon at
16:45UTC
Moon phase on February 26, 1979New Moon
On Monday, February 26, 1979, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.1% of its visible face lit, 29.2 days after the new moon and between the Earth and the Sun, so it is not visible. The exact New Moon happened at .
0.1%Illumination at noon UTC
29.2 dMoon age
358,272 km222,620 mi from Earth
♓︎ PiscesMoon sign (4°)
33.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to February 26, 1979 is on Monday, February 12, 1979 at 02:40 UTC, 14 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, February 26, 1979 at 16:45 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Tuesday, February 20, 1979 | 01:17 |
| New Moon (this day) | Monday, February 26, 1979 | 16:45 |
| First Quarter (after) | Monday, March 5, 1979 | 16:23 |
The Moon around February 26
More about this date
Monday, February 26, 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.