Waning · 7.5% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 23°
Moon age
27.1days
Moon phase on January 15, 1980Waning Crescent
On Tuesday, January 15, 1980, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 7.5% of its visible face lit, 27.1 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
7.5%Illumination at noon UTC
27.1 dMoon age
377,555 km234,602 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (23°)
31.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 15, 1980 is on Wednesday, January 2, 1980 at 09:02 UTC, 13 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, January 17, 1980 at 21:20 UTC, 2 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Thursday, January 10, 1980 | 11:50 |
| New Moon (after) | Thursday, January 17, 1980 | 21:20 |
The Moon around January 15
More about this date
Tuesday, January 15, 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.