Waning · 19.6% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 11°
Moon age
25.7days
Moon phase on January 24, 1979Waning Crescent
On Wednesday, January 24, 1979, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 19.6% of its visible face lit, 25.7 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
19.6%Illumination at noon UTC
25.7 dMoon age
370,181 km230,020 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (12°)
32.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 24, 1979 is on Saturday, January 13, 1979 at 07:09 UTC, 11 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, January 28, 1979 at 06:20 UTC, 4 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 24
More about this date
Wednesday, January 24, 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.