Waxing · 62.9% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 24°
Moon age
9.4days
Moon phase on August 2, 1979Waxing Gibbous
On Thursday, August 2, 1979, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 62.9% of its visible face lit, 9.4 days after the new moon and growing each night.
62.9%Illumination at noon UTC
9.4 dMoon age
385,342 km239,440 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (24°)
31.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 2, 1979 is on Wednesday, August 8, 1979 at 03:21 UTC, 6 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, July 24, 1979 at 01:41 UTC, 9 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Wednesday, August 1, 1979 | 05:58 |
| Full Moon (after) | Wednesday, August 8, 1979 | 03:21 |
The Moon around August 2
More about this date
Thursday, August 2, 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 August 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.