Waxing · 78.3% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 12°
Moon age
10.3days
Moon phase on January 28, 1969Waxing Gibbous
On Tuesday, January 28, 1969, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 78.3% of its visible face lit, 10.3 days after the new moon and growing each night.
78.3%Illumination at noon UTC
10.3 dMoon age
405,394 km251,900 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (13°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 28, 1969 is on Sunday, February 2, 1969 at 12:56 UTC, 5 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, January 18, 1969 at 04:59 UTC, 10 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Saturday, January 25, 1969 | 08:23 |
| Full Moon (after) | Sunday, February 2, 1969 | 12:56 |
The Moon around January 28
More about this date
Tuesday, January 28, 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.