Waning · 97.7% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 29°
Moon age
15.4days
Moon phase on November 5, 1979Waning Gibbous
On Monday, November 5, 1979, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 97.7% of its visible face lit, 15.4 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
97.7%Illumination at noon UTC
15.4 dMoon age
373,158 km231,869 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (29°)
32.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to November 5, 1979 is on Sunday, November 4, 1979 at 05:47 UTC, 1 day earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, November 19, 1979 at 18:04 UTC, 14 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Sunday, November 4, 1979 | 05:47 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Sunday, November 11, 1979 | 16:24 |
The Moon around November 5
More about this date
Monday, November 5, 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.