Waxing · 47.4% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 03°
First Quarter at
18:09UTC
Moon phase on August 30, 1979First Quarter
On Thursday, August 30, 1979, the Moon was a First Quarter: 47.4% of its visible face lit, 7.8 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
47.4%Illumination at noon UTC
7.8 dMoon age
386,417 km240,108 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (3°)
30.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 30, 1979 is on Thursday, September 6, 1979 at 10:59 UTC, 7 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, August 22, 1979 at 17:11 UTC, 8 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Wednesday, August 22, 1979 | 17:11 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Thursday, August 30, 1979 | 18:09 |
| Full Moon (after) | Thursday, September 6, 1979 | 10:59 |
The Moon around August 30
More about this date
Thursday, August 30, 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.