Waxing · 8.6% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 03°
Moon age
2.7days
Moon phase on November 22, 1979Waxing Crescent
On Thursday, November 22, 1979, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 8.6% of its visible face lit, 2.7 days after the new moon and growing each night.
8.6%Illumination at noon UTC
2.7 dMoon age
379,323 km235,700 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (3°)
31.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to November 22, 1979 is on Monday, December 3, 1979 at 18:08 UTC, 11 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, November 19, 1979 at 18:04 UTC, 3 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Monday, November 19, 1979 | 18:04 |
| First Quarter (after) | Monday, November 26, 1979 | 21:09 |
The Moon around November 22
More about this date
Thursday, November 22, 1979 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of November 19, 1979 to the new moon of December 19, 1979, a cycle of 29.60 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.