Waning · 100.0% lit · ♓︎ Pisces 13°
Full Moon at
10:59UTC
Moon phase on September 6, 1979Full Moon
On Thursday, September 6, 1979, the Moon was a Full Moon: 100.0% of its visible face lit, 14.8 days after the new moon and at its fullest. The exact Full Moon happened at .
100.0%Illumination at noon UTC
14.8 dMoon age
357,165 km221,932 mi from Earth
♓︎ PiscesMoon sign (14°)
33.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
FullWhole disc lit
Full moon
This is the Corn Moon, 357,142 km from Earth. Closest supermoon of the yearTotal lunar eclipse
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to September 6, 1979 is on Thursday, September 6, 1979 at 10:59 UTC, the same day, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, August 22, 1979 at 17:11 UTC, 15 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Thursday, August 30, 1979 | 18:09 |
| Full Moon (this day) | Thursday, September 6, 1979 | 10:59 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Thursday, September 13, 1979 | 06:16 |
The Moon around September 6
More about this date
Thursday, September 6, 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.