Waning · 60.8% lit · ♈︎ Aries 10°
Moon age
21.0days
Moon phase on July 15, 1979Waning Gibbous
On Sunday, July 15, 1979, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 60.8% of its visible face lit, 21.0 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
60.8%Illumination at noon UTC
21.0 dMoon age
371,316 km230,725 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (10°)
32.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to July 15, 1979 is on Monday, July 9, 1979 at 19:59 UTC, 6 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, July 24, 1979 at 01:41 UTC, 9 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 15
More about this date
Sunday, July 15, 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.