Waxing · 92.8% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 18°
Moon age
11.7days
Moon phase on January 10, 1979Waxing Gibbous
On Wednesday, January 10, 1979, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 92.8% of its visible face lit, 11.7 days after the new moon and growing each night.
92.8%Illumination at noon UTC
11.7 dMoon age
399,697 km248,360 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (19°)
29.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 10, 1979 is on Saturday, January 13, 1979 at 07:09 UTC, 3 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, December 29, 1978 at 19:36 UTC, 12 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Friday, January 5, 1979 | 11:15 |
| Full Moon (after) | Saturday, January 13, 1979 | 07:09 |
The Moon around January 10
More about this date
Wednesday, January 10, 1979 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 29, 1978 to the new moon of January 28, 1979, a cycle of 29.45 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in January 1979, or the whole moon calendar 1979.
- The same date one year apart: 1978 · 1980.
- 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.