Waning · 74.5% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 27°
Moon age
20.4days
Moon phase on April 17, 1979Waning Gibbous
On Tuesday, April 17, 1979, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 74.5% of its visible face lit, 20.4 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
74.5%Illumination at noon UTC
20.4 dMoon age
376,666 km234,049 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (27°)
31.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 17, 1979 is on Thursday, April 12, 1979 at 13:15 UTC, 5 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, April 26, 1979 at 13:15 UTC, 9 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Thursday, April 12, 1979 | 13:15 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Thursday, April 19, 1979 | 18:30 |
The Moon around April 17
More about this date
Tuesday, April 17, 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.