Waxing · 58.0% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 16°
Moon age
8.8days
Moon phase on August 31, 1979Waxing Gibbous
On Friday, August 31, 1979, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 58.0% of its visible face lit, 8.8 days after the new moon and growing each night.
58.0%Illumination at noon UTC
8.8 dMoon age
380,638 km236,517 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (17°)
31.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 31, 1979 is on Thursday, September 6, 1979 at 10:59 UTC, 6 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, August 22, 1979 at 17:11 UTC, 9 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Thursday, August 30, 1979 | 18:09 |
| Full Moon (after) | Thursday, September 6, 1979 | 10:59 |
The Moon around August 31
More about this date
Friday, August 31, 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.