Waning · 99.9% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 12°
Full Moon at
09:02UTC
Moon phase on January 2, 1980Full Moon
On Wednesday, January 2, 1980, the Moon was a Full Moon: 99.9% of its visible face lit, 14.1 days after the new moon and at its fullest. The exact Full Moon happened at .
99.9%Illumination at noon UTC
14.1 dMoon age
390,281 km242,509 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (13°)
30.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
FullWhole disc lit
Full moon
This is the Wolf Moon, 389,836 km from Earth.
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 2, 1980 is on Wednesday, January 2, 1980 at 09:02 UTC, the same day, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, December 19, 1979 at 08:24 UTC, 14 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Wednesday, December 26, 1979 | 05:11 |
| Full Moon (this day) | Wednesday, January 2, 1980 | 09:02 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Thursday, January 10, 1980 | 11:50 |
The Moon around January 2
More about this date
Wednesday, January 2, 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.