Waxing · 0.2% lit · ♈︎ Aries 12°
New Moon at
03:00UTC
Moon phase on March 28, 1979New Moon
On Wednesday, March 28, 1979, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.2% of its visible face lit, 29.8 days after the new moon and between the Earth and the Sun, so it is not visible. The exact New Moon happened at .
0.2%Illumination at noon UTC
29.8 dMoon age
365,980 km227,409 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (12°)
32.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 28, 1979 is on Tuesday, March 13, 1979 at 21:14 UTC, 15 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, March 28, 1979 at 03:00 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Wednesday, March 21, 1979 | 11:22 |
| New Moon (this day) | Wednesday, March 28, 1979 | 03:00 |
| First Quarter (after) | Wednesday, April 4, 1979 | 09:57 |
The Moon around March 28
More about this date
Wednesday, March 28, 1979 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of March 28, 1979 to the new moon of April 26, 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.