Waning · 23.5% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 26°
Moon age
24.4days
Moon phase on August 17, 1979Waning Crescent
On Friday, August 17, 1979, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 23.5% of its visible face lit, 24.4 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
23.5%Illumination at noon UTC
24.4 dMoon age
395,043 km245,468 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (26°)
30.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 17, 1979 is on Wednesday, August 8, 1979 at 03:21 UTC, 9 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, August 22, 1979 at 17:11 UTC, 5 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Tuesday, August 14, 1979 | 19:02 |
| New Moon (after) | Wednesday, August 22, 1979 | 17:11 |
The Moon around August 17
More about this date
Friday, August 17, 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.