Waxing · 53.4% lit · ♈︎ Aries 16°
First Quarter at
04:46UTC
Moon phase on January 3, 1982First Quarter
On Sunday, January 3, 1982, the Moon was a First Quarter: 53.4% of its visible face lit, 8.1 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
53.4%Illumination at noon UTC
8.1 dMoon age
375,759 km233,485 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (17°)
31.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 3, 1982 is on Saturday, January 9, 1982 at 19:53 UTC, 6 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, December 26, 1981 at 10:10 UTC, 8 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Saturday, December 26, 1981 | 10:10 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Sunday, January 3, 1982 | 04:46 |
| Full Moon (after) | Saturday, January 9, 1982 | 19:53 |
The Moon around January 3
More about this date
Sunday, January 3, 1982 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 26, 1981 to the new moon of January 25, 1982, a cycle of 29.78 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in January 1982, or the whole moon calendar 1982.
- The same date one year apart: 1981 · 1983.
- 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.