Waxing · 99.7% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 12°
Full Moon at
19:59UTC
Moon phase on July 9, 1979Full Moon
On Monday, July 9, 1979, the Moon was a Full Moon: 99.7% of its visible face lit, 15.0 days after the new moon and at its fullest. The exact Full Moon happened at .
99.7%Illumination at noon UTC
15.0 dMoon age
364,285 km226,356 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (12°)
32.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
FullWhole disc lit
Full moon
This is the Buck Moon, 363,302 km from Earth. Supermoon
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to July 9, 1979 is on Monday, July 9, 1979 at 19:59 UTC, the same day, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, July 24, 1979 at 01:41 UTC, 15 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Monday, July 2, 1979 | 15:24 |
| Full Moon (this day) | Monday, July 9, 1979 | 19:59 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Monday, July 16, 1979 | 10:59 |
The Moon around July 9
More about this date
Monday, July 9, 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.
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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.