Waxing · 98.9% lit · ♎︎ Libra 08°
Moon age
14.4days
Moon phase on April 11, 1979Waxing Gibbous
On Wednesday, April 11, 1979, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 98.9% of its visible face lit, 14.4 days after the new moon and growing each night.
98.9%Illumination at noon UTC
14.4 dMoon age
396,303 km246,251 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (9°)
30.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 11, 1979 is on Thursday, April 12, 1979 at 13:15 UTC, 1 day later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, March 28, 1979 at 03:00 UTC, 14 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Wednesday, April 4, 1979 | 09:57 |
| Full Moon (after) | Thursday, April 12, 1979 | 13:15 |
The Moon around April 11
More about this date
Wednesday, April 11, 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 April 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.