Waning · 87.6% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 07°
Moon age
18.8days
Moon phase on March 17, 1979Waning Gibbous
On Saturday, March 17, 1979, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 87.6% of its visible face lit, 18.8 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
87.6%Illumination at noon UTC
18.8 dMoon age
390,739 km242,794 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (8°)
30.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 17, 1979 is on Tuesday, March 13, 1979 at 21:14 UTC, 4 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, March 28, 1979 at 03:00 UTC, 11 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Tuesday, March 13, 1979 | 21:14 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Wednesday, March 21, 1979 | 11:22 |
The Moon around March 17
More about this date
Saturday, March 17, 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.