Waxing · 99.9% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 18°
Full Moon at
21:14UTC
Moon phase on March 13, 1979Full Moon
On Tuesday, March 13, 1979, the Moon was a Full Moon: 99.9% of its visible face lit, 14.8 days after the new moon and at its fullest. The exact Full Moon happened at .
99.9%Illumination at noon UTC
14.8 dMoon age
402,312 km249,985 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (18°)
29.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
FullWhole disc lit
Full moon
This is the Worm Moon, 401,463 km from Earth. Partial lunar eclipse
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 13, 1979 is on Tuesday, March 13, 1979 at 21:14 UTC, the same day, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, March 28, 1979 at 03:00 UTC, 15 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Monday, March 5, 1979 | 16:23 |
| Full Moon (this day) | Tuesday, March 13, 1979 | 21:14 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Wednesday, March 21, 1979 | 11:22 |
The Moon around March 13
More about this date
Tuesday, March 13, 1979 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of February 26, 1979 to the new moon of March 28, 1979, a cycle of 29.43 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in March 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.