Waning · 29.3% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 27°
Moon age
24.7days
Moon phase on January 23, 1979Waning Crescent
On Tuesday, January 23, 1979, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 29.3% of its visible face lit, 24.7 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
29.3%Illumination at noon UTC
24.7 dMoon age
376,315 km233,832 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (28°)
31.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 23, 1979 is on Saturday, January 13, 1979 at 07:09 UTC, 10 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, January 28, 1979 at 06:20 UTC, 5 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Sunday, January 21, 1979 | 11:24 |
| New Moon (after) | Sunday, January 28, 1979 | 06:20 |
The Moon around January 23
More about this date
Tuesday, January 23, 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.