Waxing · 99.8% lit · ♈︎ Aries 07°
Full Moon at
19:35UTC
Moon phase on October 5, 1979Full Moon
On Friday, October 5, 1979, the Moon was a Full Moon: 99.8% of its visible face lit, 14.1 days after the new moon and at its fullest. The exact Full Moon happened at .
99.8%Illumination at noon UTC
14.1 dMoon age
359,965 km223,672 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (7°)
33.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
FullWhole disc lit
Full moon
This is the Harvest Moon, 360,550 km from Earth. Supermoon
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 5, 1979 is on Friday, October 5, 1979 at 19:35 UTC, the same day, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, September 21, 1979 at 09:47 UTC, 14 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Saturday, September 29, 1979 | 04:20 |
| Full Moon (this day) | Friday, October 5, 1979 | 19:35 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Friday, October 12, 1979 | 21:24 |
The Moon around October 5
More about this date
Friday, October 5, 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.