Waxing · 0.3% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 00°
New Moon at
03:46UTC
Moon phase on April 15, 1980New Moon
On Tuesday, April 15, 1980, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.3% of its visible face lit, 29.7 days after the new moon and between the Earth and the Sun, so it is not visible. The exact New Moon happened at .
0.3%Illumination at noon UTC
29.7 dMoon age
359,608 km223,450 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (1°)
33.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 15, 1980 is on Wednesday, April 30, 1980 at 07:35 UTC, 15 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, April 15, 1980 at 03:46 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Tuesday, April 8, 1980 | 12:07 |
| New Moon (this day) | Tuesday, April 15, 1980 | 03:46 |
| First Quarter (after) | Tuesday, April 22, 1980 | 03:00 |
The Moon around April 15
More about this date
Tuesday, April 15, 1980 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 15, 1980 to the new moon of May 14, 1980, a cycle of 29.34 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in April 1980, or the whole moon calendar 1980.
- The same date one year apart: 1979 · 1981.
- 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.