Waning · 98.6% lit · ♌︎ Leo 06°
Moon age
15.7days
Moon phase on January 14, 1979Waning Gibbous
On Sunday, January 14, 1979, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 98.6% of its visible face lit, 15.7 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
98.6%Illumination at noon UTC
15.7 dMoon age
406,144 km252,366 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (7°)
29.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 14, 1979 is on Saturday, January 13, 1979 at 07:09 UTC, 1 day earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, January 28, 1979 at 06:20 UTC, 14 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Saturday, January 13, 1979 | 07:09 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Sunday, January 21, 1979 | 11:24 |
The Moon around January 14
More about this date
Sunday, January 14, 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.