Waning · 0.3% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 13°
New Moon at
19:22UTC
Moon phase on January 7, 1989New Moon
On Saturday, January 7, 1989, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.3% of its visible face lit, 29.3 days after the new moon and between the Earth and the Sun, so it is not visible. The exact New Moon happened at .
0.3%Illumination at noon UTC
29.3 dMoon age
373,333 km231,978 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (13°)
32.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 7, 1989 is on Saturday, January 21, 1989 at 21:34 UTC, 14 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, January 7, 1989 at 19:22 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Saturday, December 31, 1988 | 04:57 |
| New Moon (this day) | Saturday, January 7, 1989 | 19:22 |
| First Quarter (after) | Saturday, January 14, 1989 | 13:58 |
The Moon around January 7
More about this date
Saturday, January 7, 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.