Waning · 99.8% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 20°
Full Moon at
03:21UTC
Moon phase on August 8, 1979Full Moon
On Wednesday, August 8, 1979, the Moon was a Full Moon: 99.8% of its visible face lit, 15.4 days after the new moon and at its fullest. The exact Full Moon happened at .
99.8%Illumination at noon UTC
15.4 dMoon age
357,848 km222,357 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (20°)
33.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
FullWhole disc lit
Full moon
This is the Sturgeon Moon, 358,167 km from Earth. Supermoon
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 8, 1979 is on Wednesday, August 8, 1979 at 03:21 UTC, the same day, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, August 22, 1979 at 17:11 UTC, 14 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Wednesday, August 1, 1979 | 05:58 |
| Full Moon (this day) | Wednesday, August 8, 1979 | 03:21 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Tuesday, August 14, 1979 | 19:02 |
The Moon around August 8
More about this date
Wednesday, August 8, 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.
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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.