Waning · 28.8% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 07°
Moon age
24.3days
Moon phase on January 2, 1989Waning Crescent
On Monday, January 2, 1989, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 28.8% of its visible face lit, 24.3 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
28.8%Illumination at noon UTC
24.3 dMoon age
397,307 km246,875 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (7°)
30.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 2, 1989 is on Friday, December 23, 1988 at 05:29 UTC, 10 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, January 7, 1989 at 19:22 UTC, 5 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Saturday, December 31, 1988 | 04:57 |
| New Moon (after) | Saturday, January 7, 1989 | 19:22 |
The Moon around January 2
More about this date
Monday, January 2, 1989 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 9, 1988 to the new moon of January 7, 1989, a cycle of 29.57 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in January 1989, or the whole moon calendar 1989.
- The same date one year apart: 1988 · 1990.
- 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.