Waxing · 42.8% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 26°
Moon age
7.1days
Moon phase on September 28, 1979Waxing Crescent
On Friday, September 28, 1979, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 42.8% of its visible face lit, 7.1 days after the new moon and growing each night.
42.8%Illumination at noon UTC
7.1 dMoon age
381,614 km237,124 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (26°)
31.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to September 28, 1979 is on Friday, October 5, 1979 at 19:35 UTC, 7 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, September 21, 1979 at 09:47 UTC, 7 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 28
More about this date
Friday, September 28, 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.