Waning · 5.3% lit · ♎︎ Libra 28°
Moon age
27.4days
Moon phase on November 17, 1979Waning Crescent
On Saturday, November 17, 1979, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 5.3% of its visible face lit, 27.4 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
5.3%Illumination at noon UTC
27.4 dMoon age
396,758 km246,534 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (28°)
30.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to November 17, 1979 is on Sunday, November 4, 1979 at 05:47 UTC, 13 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, November 19, 1979 at 18:04 UTC, 2 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 17
More about this date
Saturday, November 17, 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.