Waxing · 16.8% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 23°
Moon age
4.4days
Moon phase on July 28, 1979Waxing Crescent
On Saturday, July 28, 1979, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 16.8% of its visible face lit, 4.4 days after the new moon and growing each night.
16.8%Illumination at noon UTC
4.4 dMoon age
405,005 km251,658 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (23°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to July 28, 1979 is on Wednesday, August 8, 1979 at 03:21 UTC, 11 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, July 24, 1979 at 01:41 UTC, 4 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Tuesday, July 24, 1979 | 01:41 |
| First Quarter (after) | Wednesday, August 1, 1979 | 05:58 |
The Moon around July 28
More about this date
Saturday, July 28, 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.