Waning · 84.0% lit · ♈︎ Aries 05°
Moon age
18.4days
Moon phase on August 11, 1979Waning Gibbous
On Saturday, August 11, 1979, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 84.0% of its visible face lit, 18.4 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
84.0%Illumination at noon UTC
18.4 dMoon age
364,200 km226,304 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (5°)
32.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 11, 1979 is on Wednesday, August 8, 1979 at 03:21 UTC, 3 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, August 22, 1979 at 17:11 UTC, 11 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Wednesday, August 8, 1979 | 03:21 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Tuesday, August 14, 1979 | 19:02 |
The Moon around August 11
More about this date
Saturday, August 11, 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.