Waxing · 0.3% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 02°
New Moon at
04:59UTC
Moon phase on January 18, 1969New Moon
On Saturday, January 18, 1969, 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
361,278 km224,488 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (2°)
33.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 18, 1969 is on Friday, January 3, 1969 at 18:28 UTC, 15 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, January 18, 1969 at 04:59 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Saturday, January 11, 1969 | 14:00 |
| New Moon (this day) | Saturday, January 18, 1969 | 04:59 |
| First Quarter (after) | Saturday, January 25, 1969 | 08:23 |
The Moon around January 18
More about this date
Saturday, January 18, 1969 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of January 18, 1969 to the new moon of February 16, 1969, a cycle of 29.48 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.