Waning · 63.9% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 01°
Moon age
20.1days
Moon phase on October 11, 1979Waning Gibbous
On Thursday, October 11, 1979, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 63.9% of its visible face lit, 20.1 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
63.9%Illumination at noon UTC
20.1 dMoon age
389,610 km242,093 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (2°)
30.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 11, 1979 is on Friday, October 5, 1979 at 19:35 UTC, 6 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, October 21, 1979 at 02:23 UTC, 10 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Friday, October 5, 1979 | 19:35 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Friday, October 12, 1979 | 21:24 |
The Moon around October 11
More about this date
Thursday, October 11, 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.