Waning · 17.1% lit · ♎︎ Libra 03°
Moon age
25.4days
Moon phase on November 15, 1979Waning Crescent
On Thursday, November 15, 1979, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 17.1% of its visible face lit, 25.4 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
17.1%Illumination at noon UTC
25.4 dMoon age
402,470 km250,083 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (4°)
29.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to November 15, 1979 is on Sunday, November 4, 1979 at 05:47 UTC, 11 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, November 19, 1979 at 18:04 UTC, 4 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Sunday, November 11, 1979 | 16:24 |
| New Moon (after) | Monday, November 19, 1979 | 18:04 |
The Moon around November 15
More about this date
Thursday, November 15, 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.