Waxing · 14.9% lit · ♓︎ Pisces 26°
Moon age
3.2days
Moon phase on January 31, 1979Waxing Crescent
On Wednesday, January 31, 1979, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 14.9% of its visible face lit, 3.2 days after the new moon and growing each night.
14.9%Illumination at noon UTC
3.2 dMoon age
365,512 km227,118 mi from Earth
♓︎ PiscesMoon sign (26°)
32.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 31, 1979 is on Monday, February 12, 1979 at 02:40 UTC, 12 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, January 28, 1979 at 06:20 UTC, 3 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Sunday, January 28, 1979 | 06:20 |
| First Quarter (after) | Sunday, February 4, 1979 | 00:37 |
The Moon around January 31
More about this date
Wednesday, January 31, 1979 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of January 28, 1979 to the new moon of February 26, 1979, a cycle of 29.43 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.