Waxing · 0.5% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 08°
Moon age
0.8days
Moon phase on August 23, 1979Waxing Crescent
On Thursday, August 23, 1979, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 0.5% of its visible face lit, 0.8 days after the new moon and growing each night.
0.5%Illumination at noon UTC
0.8 dMoon age
406,463 km252,564 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (8°)
29.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 23, 1979 is on Thursday, September 6, 1979 at 10:59 UTC, 14 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, August 22, 1979 at 17:11 UTC, 1 day earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Wednesday, August 22, 1979 | 17:11 |
| First Quarter (after) | Thursday, August 30, 1979 | 18:09 |
The Moon around August 23
More about this date
Thursday, August 23, 1979 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of August 22, 1979 to the new moon of September 21, 1979, a cycle of 29.69 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.