Waxing · 14.3% lit · ♓︎ Pisces 15°
Moon age
3.3days
Moon phase on January 21, 1969Waxing Crescent
On Tuesday, January 21, 1969, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 14.3% of its visible face lit, 3.3 days after the new moon and growing each night.
14.3%Illumination at noon UTC
3.3 dMoon age
375,419 km233,275 mi from Earth
♓︎ PiscesMoon sign (16°)
31.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 21, 1969 is on Sunday, February 2, 1969 at 12:56 UTC, 12 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, January 18, 1969 at 04:59 UTC, 3 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Saturday, January 18, 1969 | 04:59 |
| First Quarter (after) | Saturday, January 25, 1969 | 08:23 |
The Moon around January 21
More about this date
Tuesday, January 21, 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.