Waning · 89.9% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 26°
Moon age
18.0days
Moon phase on July 12, 1979Waning Gibbous
On Thursday, July 12, 1979, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 89.9% of its visible face lit, 18.0 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
89.9%Illumination at noon UTC
18.0 dMoon age
361,804 km224,815 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (27°)
33.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to July 12, 1979 is on Monday, July 9, 1979 at 19:59 UTC, 3 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, July 24, 1979 at 01:41 UTC, 12 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Monday, July 9, 1979 | 19:59 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Monday, July 16, 1979 | 10:59 |
The Moon around July 12
More about this date
Thursday, July 12, 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.