Waning · 84.3% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 02°
Moon age
18.1days
Moon phase on January 6, 1980Waning Gibbous
On Sunday, January 6, 1980, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 84.3% of its visible face lit, 18.1 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
84.3%Illumination at noon UTC
18.1 dMoon age
402,796 km250,286 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (2°)
29.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 6, 1980 is on Wednesday, January 2, 1980 at 09:02 UTC, 4 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, January 17, 1980 at 21:20 UTC, 11 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Wednesday, January 2, 1980 | 09:02 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Thursday, January 10, 1980 | 11:50 |
The Moon around January 6
More about this date
Sunday, January 6, 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.