Waxing · 99.5% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 12°
Moon age
14.9days
Moon phase on May 11, 1979Waxing Gibbous
On Friday, May 11, 1979, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 99.5% of its visible face lit, 14.9 days after the new moon and growing each night.
99.5%Illumination at noon UTC
14.9 dMoon age
384,467 km238,897 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (13°)
31.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 11, 1979 is on Saturday, May 12, 1979 at 02:01 UTC, 1 day later, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, May 26, 1979 at 00:01 UTC, 15 days later.
| 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 11
More about this date
Friday, May 11, 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.