Waning · 64.3% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 11°
Moon age
21.4days
Moon phase on April 18, 1979Waning Gibbous
On Wednesday, April 18, 1979, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 64.3% of its visible face lit, 21.4 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
64.3%Illumination at noon UTC
21.4 dMoon age
373,977 km232,379 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (11°)
31.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 18, 1979 is on Thursday, April 12, 1979 at 13:15 UTC, 6 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, April 26, 1979 at 13:15 UTC, 8 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 18
More about this date
Wednesday, April 18, 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.