Waxing · 0.0% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 28°
New Moon at
09:47UTC
Moon phase on September 21, 1979New Moon
On Friday, September 21, 1979, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.0% of its visible face lit, 29.8 days after the new moon and between the Earth and the Sun, so it is not visible. The exact New Moon happened at .
0.0%Illumination at noon UTC
29.8 dMoon age
404,753 km251,501 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (29°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to September 21, 1979 is on Friday, October 5, 1979 at 19:35 UTC, 14 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, September 21, 1979 at 09:47 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Thursday, September 13, 1979 | 06:16 |
| New Moon (this day) | Friday, September 21, 1979 | 09:47 |
| First Quarter (after) | Saturday, September 29, 1979 | 04:20 |
The Moon around September 21
More about this date
Friday, September 21, 1979 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of September 21, 1979 to the new moon of October 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.