Waxing · 98.6% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 28°
Moon age
13.8days
Moon phase on September 5, 1979Waxing Gibbous
On Wednesday, September 5, 1979, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 98.6% of its visible face lit, 13.8 days after the new moon and growing each night.
98.6%Illumination at noon UTC
13.8 dMoon age
357,576 km222,187 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (29°)
33.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to September 5, 1979 is on Thursday, September 6, 1979 at 10:59 UTC, 1 day later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, August 22, 1979 at 17:11 UTC, 14 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 September 5
More about this date
Wednesday, September 5, 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 September 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.