Waxing · 85.7% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 29°
Moon age
12.0days
Moon phase on July 6, 1979Waxing Gibbous
On Friday, July 6, 1979, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 85.7% of its visible face lit, 12.0 days after the new moon and growing each night.
85.7%Illumination at noon UTC
12.0 dMoon age
378,846 km235,404 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (29°)
31.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to July 6, 1979 is on Monday, July 9, 1979 at 19:59 UTC, 3 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, June 24, 1979 at 11:58 UTC, 12 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Monday, July 2, 1979 | 15:24 |
| Full Moon (after) | Monday, July 9, 1979 | 19:59 |
The Moon around July 6
More about this date
Friday, July 6, 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 July 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.