Waxing · 95.7% lit · ♈︎ Aries 15°
Moon age
12.4days
Moon phase on November 2, 1979Waxing Gibbous
On Friday, November 2, 1979, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 95.7% of its visible face lit, 12.4 days after the new moon and growing each night.
95.7%Illumination at noon UTC
12.4 dMoon age
364,270 km226,347 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (16°)
32.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to November 2, 1979 is on Sunday, November 4, 1979 at 05:47 UTC, 2 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, October 21, 1979 at 02:23 UTC, 12 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Sunday, October 28, 1979 | 13:06 |
| Full Moon (after) | Sunday, November 4, 1979 | 05:47 |
The Moon around November 2
More about this date
Friday, November 2, 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 November 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.