Waning · 12.3% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 20°
Moon age
26.1days
Moon phase on January 21, 1982Waning Crescent
On Thursday, January 21, 1982, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 12.3% of its visible face lit, 26.1 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
12.3%Illumination at noon UTC
26.1 dMoon age
405,008 km251,660 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (20°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 21, 1982 is on Saturday, January 9, 1982 at 19:53 UTC, 12 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, January 25, 1982 at 04:56 UTC, 4 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Saturday, January 16, 1982 | 23:58 |
| New Moon (after) | Monday, January 25, 1982 | 04:56 |
The Moon around January 21
More about this date
Thursday, January 21, 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.