Waxing · 97.1% lit · ♎︎ Libra 29°
Moon age
13.9days
Moon phase on May 10, 1979Waxing Gibbous
On Thursday, May 10, 1979, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 97.1% of its visible face lit, 13.9 days after the new moon and growing each night.
97.1%Illumination at noon UTC
13.9 dMoon age
388,700 km241,527 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (30°)
30.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 10, 1979 is on Saturday, May 12, 1979 at 02:01 UTC, 2 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, April 26, 1979 at 13:15 UTC, 14 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Friday, May 4, 1979 | 04:26 |
| Full Moon (after) | Saturday, May 12, 1979 | 02:01 |
The Moon around May 10
More about this date
Thursday, May 10, 1979 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 26, 1979 to the new moon of May 26, 1979, a cycle of 29.45 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 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.