Waning · 47.7% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 22°
Last Quarter at
06:16UTC
Moon phase on September 13, 1979Last Quarter
On Thursday, September 13, 1979, the Moon was a Last Quarter: 47.7% of its visible face lit, 21.8 days after the new moon and shrinking each night. The exact Last Quarter happened at .
47.7%Illumination at noon UTC
21.8 dMoon age
390,569 km242,688 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (23°)
30.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to September 13, 1979 is on Thursday, September 6, 1979 at 10:59 UTC, 7 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, September 21, 1979 at 09:47 UTC, 8 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Thursday, September 6, 1979 | 10:59 |
| Last Quarter (this day) | Thursday, September 13, 1979 | 06:16 |
| New Moon (after) | Friday, September 21, 1979 | 09:47 |
The Moon around September 13
More about this date
Thursday, September 13, 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.