Waxing · 0.2% lit · ♌︎ Leo 05°
New Moon at
01:41UTC
Moon phase on July 24, 1979New Moon
On Tuesday, July 24, 1979, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.2% of its visible face lit, 0.4 days after the new moon and between the Earth and the Sun, so it is not visible. The exact New Moon happened at .
0.2%Illumination at noon UTC
0.4 dMoon age
403,614 km250,794 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (6°)
29.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to July 24, 1979 is on Wednesday, August 8, 1979 at 03:21 UTC, 15 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, July 24, 1979 at 01:41 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Monday, July 16, 1979 | 10:59 |
| New Moon (this day) | Tuesday, July 24, 1979 | 01:41 |
| First Quarter (after) | Wednesday, August 1, 1979 | 05:58 |
The Moon around July 24
More about this date
Tuesday, July 24, 1979 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of July 24, 1979 to the new moon of August 22, 1979, a cycle of 29.65 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.