Waxing · 97.3% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 27°
Moon age
14.0days
Moon phase on July 8, 1979Waxing Gibbous
On Sunday, July 8, 1979, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 97.3% of its visible face lit, 14.0 days after the new moon and growing each night.
97.3%Illumination at noon UTC
14.0 dMoon age
368,162 km228,765 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (28°)
32.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to July 8, 1979 is on Monday, July 9, 1979 at 19:59 UTC, 1 day later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, June 24, 1979 at 11:58 UTC, 14 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 8
More about this date
Sunday, July 8, 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.