Waxing · 0.3% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 02°
New Moon at
02:23UTC
Moon phase on October 21, 1979New Moon
On Sunday, October 21, 1979, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.3% of its visible face lit, 0.4 days after the new moon and between the Earth and the Sun, so it is not visible. The exact New Moon happened at .
0.3%Illumination at noon UTC
0.4 dMoon age
397,338 km246,894 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (2°)
30.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 21, 1979 is on Sunday, November 4, 1979 at 05:47 UTC, 14 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, October 21, 1979 at 02:23 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Friday, October 12, 1979 | 21:24 |
| New Moon (this day) | Sunday, October 21, 1979 | 02:23 |
| First Quarter (after) | Sunday, October 28, 1979 | 13:06 |
The Moon around October 21
More about this date
Sunday, October 21, 1979 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of October 21, 1979 to the new moon of November 19, 1979, a cycle of 29.65 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.