Waning · 81.5% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 27°
Moon age
18.7days
Moon phase on January 26, 1989Waning Gibbous
On Thursday, January 26, 1989, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 81.5% of its visible face lit, 18.7 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
81.5%Illumination at noon UTC
18.7 dMoon age
404,949 km251,624 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (28°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 26, 1989 is on Saturday, January 21, 1989 at 21:34 UTC, 5 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, February 6, 1989 at 07:37 UTC, 11 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Saturday, January 21, 1989 | 21:34 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Monday, January 30, 1989 | 02:02 |
The Moon around January 26
More about this date
Thursday, January 26, 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.
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- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.