Waxing · 99.7% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 10°
Full Moon at
18:28UTC
Moon phase on January 3, 1969Full Moon
On Friday, January 3, 1969, the Moon was a Full Moon: 99.7% of its visible face lit, 14.7 days after the new moon and at its fullest. The exact Full Moon happened at .
99.7%Illumination at noon UTC
14.7 dMoon age
405,134 km251,739 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (10°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
FullWhole disc lit
Full moon
This is the Wolf Moon, 404,780 km from Earth. Micromoon
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 3, 1969 is on Friday, January 3, 1969 at 18:28 UTC, the same day, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, January 18, 1969 at 04:59 UTC, 15 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Thursday, December 26, 1968 | 14:15 |
| Full Moon (this day) | Friday, January 3, 1969 | 18:28 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Saturday, January 11, 1969 | 14:00 |
The Moon around January 3
More about this date
Friday, January 3, 1969 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 19, 1968 to the new moon of January 18, 1969, a cycle of 29.44 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in January 1969, or the whole moon calendar 1969.
- The same date one year apart: 1968 · 1970.
- 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.