Waxing · 0.5% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 10°
New Moon at
00:01UTC
Moon phase on May 26, 1979New Moon
On Saturday, May 26, 1979, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.5% of its visible face lit, 29.9 days after the new moon and between the Earth and the Sun, so it is not visible. The exact New Moon happened at .
0.5%Illumination at noon UTC
29.9 dMoon age
386,921 km240,421 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (11°)
30.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 26, 1979 is on Saturday, May 12, 1979 at 02:01 UTC, 14 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, May 26, 1979 at 00:01 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Friday, May 18, 1979 | 23:57 |
| New Moon (this day) | Saturday, May 26, 1979 | 00:01 |
| First Quarter (after) | Saturday, June 2, 1979 | 22:38 |
The Moon around May 26
More about this date
Saturday, May 26, 1979 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 26, 1979 to the new moon of June 24, 1979, a cycle of 29.50 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.