Waxing · 99.9% lit · ♎︎ Libra 21°
Full Moon at
13:15UTC
Moon phase on April 12, 1979Full Moon
On Thursday, April 12, 1979, the Moon was a Full Moon: 99.9% of its visible face lit, 15.4 days after the new moon and at its fullest. The exact Full Moon happened at .
99.9%Illumination at noon UTC
15.4 dMoon age
392,927 km244,153 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (21°)
30.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
FullWhole disc lit
Full moon
This is the Pink Moon, 392,745 km from Earth.
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 12, 1979 is on Thursday, April 12, 1979 at 13:15 UTC, the same day, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, April 26, 1979 at 13:15 UTC, 14 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Wednesday, April 4, 1979 | 09:57 |
| Full Moon (this day) | Thursday, April 12, 1979 | 13:15 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Thursday, April 19, 1979 | 18:30 |
The Moon around April 12
More about this date
Thursday, April 12, 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.