Waxing · 27.1% lit · ♓︎ Pisces 24°
Moon age
4.7days
Moon phase on January 12, 1989Waxing Crescent
On Thursday, January 12, 1989, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 27.1% of its visible face lit, 4.7 days after the new moon and growing each night.
27.1%Illumination at noon UTC
4.7 dMoon age
367,566 km228,395 mi from Earth
♓︎ PiscesMoon sign (25°)
32.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 12, 1989 is on Saturday, January 21, 1989 at 21:34 UTC, 9 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, January 7, 1989 at 19:22 UTC, 5 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Saturday, January 7, 1989 | 19:22 |
| First Quarter (after) | Saturday, January 14, 1989 | 13:58 |
The Moon around January 12
More about this date
Thursday, January 12, 1989 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of January 7, 1989 to the new moon of February 6, 1989, a cycle of 29.51 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.