Waxing · 99.0% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 29°
Moon age
13.1days
Moon phase on January 1, 1980Waxing Gibbous
On Tuesday, January 1, 1980, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 99.0% of its visible face lit, 13.1 days after the new moon and growing each night.
99.0%Illumination at noon UTC
13.1 dMoon age
386,715 km240,294 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (30°)
30.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 1, 1980 is on Wednesday, January 2, 1980 at 09:02 UTC, 1 day later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, December 19, 1979 at 08:24 UTC, 13 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Wednesday, December 26, 1979 | 05:11 |
| Full Moon (after) | Wednesday, January 2, 1980 | 09:02 |
The Moon around January 1
More about this date
Tuesday, January 1, 1980 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 19, 1979 to the new moon of January 17, 1980, a cycle of 29.54 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in January 1980, or the whole moon calendar 1980.
- The same date one year apart: 1979 · 1981.
- 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.