Waning · 3.2% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 05°
Moon age
27.8days
Moon phase on September 19, 1979Waning Crescent
On Wednesday, September 19, 1979, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 3.2% of its visible face lit, 27.8 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
3.2%Illumination at noon UTC
27.8 dMoon age
406,250 km252,432 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (5°)
29.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to September 19, 1979 is on Thursday, September 6, 1979 at 10:59 UTC, 13 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, September 21, 1979 at 09:47 UTC, 2 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Thursday, September 13, 1979 | 06:16 |
| New Moon (after) | Friday, September 21, 1979 | 09:47 |
The Moon around September 19
More about this date
Wednesday, September 19, 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.