Waxing · 0.2% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 02°
New Moon at
11:58UTC
Moon phase on June 24, 1979New Moon
On Sunday, June 24, 1979, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.2% of its visible face lit, 29.5 days after the new moon and between the Earth and the Sun, so it is not visible. The exact New Moon happened at .
0.2%Illumination at noon UTC
29.5 dMoon age
395,128 km245,521 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (2°)
30.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to June 24, 1979 is on Sunday, June 10, 1979 at 11:55 UTC, 14 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, June 24, 1979 at 11:58 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Sunday, June 17, 1979 | 05:01 |
| New Moon (this day) | Sunday, June 24, 1979 | 11:58 |
| First Quarter (after) | Monday, July 2, 1979 | 15:24 |
The Moon around June 24
More about this date
Sunday, June 24, 1979 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of June 24, 1979 to the new moon of July 24, 1979, a cycle of 29.57 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.