Waxing · 14.6% lit · ♌︎ Leo 21°
Moon age
4.0days
Moon phase on June 28, 1979Waxing Crescent
On Thursday, June 28, 1979, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 14.6% of its visible face lit, 4.0 days after the new moon and growing each night.
14.6%Illumination at noon UTC
4.0 dMoon age
404,581 km251,395 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (21°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to June 28, 1979 is on Monday, July 9, 1979 at 19:59 UTC, 11 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, June 24, 1979 at 11:58 UTC, 4 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Sunday, June 24, 1979 | 11:58 |
| First Quarter (after) | Monday, July 2, 1979 | 15:24 |
The Moon around June 28
More about this date
Thursday, June 28, 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.
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- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.