Waxing · 8.9% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 05°
Moon age
3.1days
Moon phase on September 24, 1979Waxing Crescent
On Monday, September 24, 1979, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 8.9% of its visible face lit, 3.1 days after the new moon and growing each night.
8.9%Illumination at noon UTC
3.1 dMoon age
398,068 km247,348 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (5°)
30.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to September 24, 1979 is on Friday, October 5, 1979 at 19:35 UTC, 11 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, September 21, 1979 at 09:47 UTC, 3 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Friday, September 21, 1979 | 09:47 |
| First Quarter (after) | Saturday, September 29, 1979 | 04:20 |
The Moon around September 24
More about this date
Monday, September 24, 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.