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The Moon on Saturday, June 23, 1979: Waning Crescent, 1% lit

Waning · 1.2% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 19°

Moon age

28.5days

Moon phase on June 23, 1979Waning Crescent

Saturday 23 June 1979391,794 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Saturday, June 23, 1979, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 1.2% of its visible face lit, 28.5 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.

1.2%Illumination at noon UTC
28.5 dMoon age
391,794 km243,450 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (20°)
30.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to June 23, 1979 is on Sunday, June 10, 1979 at 11:55 UTC, 13 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, June 24, 1979 at 11:58 UTC, 1 day later.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
Last Quarter (before)Sunday, June 17, 197905:01
New Moon (after)Sunday, June 24, 197911:58

The Moon around June 23

More about this date

Saturday, June 23, 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.