Waning · 6.5% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 29°
Moon age
27.0days
Moon phase on July 21, 1979Waning Crescent
On Saturday, July 21, 1979, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 6.5% of its visible face lit, 27.0 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
6.5%Illumination at noon UTC
27.0 dMoon age
396,043 km246,090 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (29°)
30.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to July 21, 1979 is on Monday, July 9, 1979 at 19:59 UTC, 12 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, July 24, 1979 at 01:41 UTC, 3 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Monday, July 16, 1979 | 10:59 |
| New Moon (after) | Tuesday, July 24, 1979 | 01:41 |
The Moon around July 21
More about this date
Saturday, July 21, 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.