Waning · 58.2% lit · ♓︎ Pisces 15°
Moon age
21.5days
Moon phase on June 16, 1979Waning Gibbous
On Saturday, June 16, 1979, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 58.2% of its visible face lit, 21.5 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
58.2%Illumination at noon UTC
21.5 dMoon age
369,625 km229,674 mi from Earth
♓︎ PiscesMoon sign (15°)
32.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to June 16, 1979 is on Sunday, June 10, 1979 at 11:55 UTC, 6 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, June 24, 1979 at 11:58 UTC, 8 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Sunday, June 10, 1979 | 11:55 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Sunday, June 17, 1979 | 05:01 |
The Moon around June 16
More about this date
Saturday, June 16, 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 June 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.