Waning · 53.2% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 25°
Last Quarter at
18:30UTC
Moon phase on April 19, 1979Last Quarter
On Thursday, April 19, 1979, the Moon was a Last Quarter: 53.2% of its visible face lit, 22.4 days after the new moon and shrinking each night. The exact Last Quarter happened at .
53.2%Illumination at noon UTC
22.4 dMoon age
371,576 km230,887 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (25°)
32.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 19, 1979 is on Thursday, April 12, 1979 at 13:15 UTC, 7 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, April 26, 1979 at 13:15 UTC, 7 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Thursday, April 12, 1979 | 13:15 |
| Last Quarter (this day) | Thursday, April 19, 1979 | 18:30 |
| New Moon (after) | Thursday, April 26, 1979 | 13:15 |
The Moon around April 19
More about this date
Thursday, April 19, 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.
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- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.