Waxing · 75.2% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 07°
Moon age
10.1days
Moon phase on October 1, 1979Waxing Gibbous
On Monday, October 1, 1979, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 75.2% of its visible face lit, 10.1 days after the new moon and growing each night.
75.2%Illumination at noon UTC
10.1 dMoon age
366,874 km227,965 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (8°)
32.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 1, 1979 is on Friday, October 5, 1979 at 19:35 UTC, 4 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, September 21, 1979 at 09:47 UTC, 10 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Saturday, September 29, 1979 | 04:20 |
| Full Moon (after) | Friday, October 5, 1979 | 19:35 |
The Moon around October 1
More about this date
Monday, October 1, 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 October 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.