Waxing · 53.3% lit · ♈︎ Aries 07°
First Quarter at
05:11UTC
Moon phase on December 26, 1979First Quarter
On Wednesday, December 26, 1979, the Moon was a First Quarter: 53.3% of its visible face lit, 7.1 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
53.3%Illumination at noon UTC
7.1 dMoon age
371,275 km230,699 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (8°)
32.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 26, 1979 is on Wednesday, January 2, 1980 at 09:02 UTC, 7 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, December 19, 1979 at 08:24 UTC, 7 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Wednesday, December 19, 1979 | 08:24 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Wednesday, December 26, 1979 | 05:11 |
| Full Moon (after) | Wednesday, January 2, 1980 | 09:02 |
The Moon around December 26
More about this date
Wednesday, December 26, 1979 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 19, 1979 to the new moon of January 17, 1980, a cycle of 29.54 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in December 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.