Waxing · 19.3% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 23°
Moon age
4.4days
Moon phase on October 25, 1979Waxing Crescent
On Thursday, October 25, 1979, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 19.3% of its visible face lit, 4.4 days after the new moon and growing each night.
19.3%Illumination at noon UTC
4.4 dMoon age
384,144 km238,696 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (23°)
31.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 25, 1979 is on Sunday, November 4, 1979 at 05:47 UTC, 10 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, October 21, 1979 at 02:23 UTC, 4 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Sunday, October 21, 1979 | 02:23 |
| First Quarter (after) | Sunday, October 28, 1979 | 13:06 |
The Moon around October 25
More about this date
Thursday, October 25, 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.