Waxing · 38.0% lit · ♈︎ Aries 18°
Moon age
5.6days
Moon phase on January 23, 1980Waxing Crescent
On Wednesday, January 23, 1980, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 38.0% of its visible face lit, 5.6 days after the new moon and growing each night.
38.0%Illumination at noon UTC
5.6 dMoon age
370,030 km229,926 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (19°)
32.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 23, 1980 is on Friday, February 1, 1980 at 02:21 UTC, 9 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, January 17, 1980 at 21:20 UTC, 6 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Thursday, January 17, 1980 | 21:20 |
| First Quarter (after) | Thursday, January 24, 1980 | 13:58 |
The Moon around January 23
More about this date
Wednesday, January 23, 1980 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of January 17, 1980 to the new moon of February 16, 1980, a cycle of 29.48 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.
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- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.