Waning · 0.1% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 04°
New Moon at
13:15UTC
Moon phase on April 26, 1979New Moon
On Thursday, April 26, 1979, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.1% of its visible face lit, 29.4 days after the new moon and between the Earth and the Sun, so it is not visible. The exact New Moon happened at .
0.1%Illumination at noon UTC
29.4 dMoon age
373,989 km232,386 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (5°)
31.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 26, 1979 is on Thursday, April 12, 1979 at 13:15 UTC, 14 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, April 26, 1979 at 13:15 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Thursday, April 19, 1979 | 18:30 |
| New Moon (this day) | Thursday, April 26, 1979 | 13:15 |
| First Quarter (after) | Friday, May 4, 1979 | 04:26 |
The Moon around April 26
More about this date
Thursday, April 26, 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.