Waning · 97.1% lit · ♌︎ Leo 04°
Moon age
16.7days
Moon phase on January 5, 1969Waning Gibbous
On Sunday, January 5, 1969, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 97.1% of its visible face lit, 16.7 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
97.1%Illumination at noon UTC
16.7 dMoon age
401,556 km249,515 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (4°)
29.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 5, 1969 is on Friday, January 3, 1969 at 18:28 UTC, 2 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, January 18, 1969 at 04:59 UTC, 13 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Friday, January 3, 1969 | 18:28 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Saturday, January 11, 1969 | 14:00 |
The Moon around January 5
More about this date
Sunday, January 5, 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.