Waning · 97.4% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 10°
Moon age
16.9days
Moon phase on May 13, 1979Waning Gibbous
On Sunday, May 13, 1979, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 97.4% of its visible face lit, 16.9 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
97.4%Illumination at noon UTC
16.9 dMoon age
377,059 km234,293 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (10°)
31.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 13, 1979 is on Saturday, May 12, 1979 at 02:01 UTC, 1 day earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, May 26, 1979 at 00:01 UTC, 13 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Saturday, May 12, 1979 | 02:01 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Friday, May 18, 1979 | 23:57 |
The Moon around May 13
More about this date
Sunday, May 13, 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.