Waxing · 87.4% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 26°
Moon age
10.6days
Moon phase on January 28, 1980Waxing Gibbous
On Monday, January 28, 1980, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 87.4% of its visible face lit, 10.6 days after the new moon and growing each night.
87.4%Illumination at noon UTC
10.6 dMoon age
388,542 km241,429 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (26°)
30.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 28, 1980 is on Friday, February 1, 1980 at 02:21 UTC, 4 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, January 17, 1980 at 21:20 UTC, 11 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Thursday, January 24, 1980 | 13:58 |
| Full Moon (after) | Friday, February 1, 1980 | 02:21 |
The Moon around January 28
More about this date
Monday, January 28, 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.
- 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.