Waning · 36.4% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 27°
Moon age
23.7days
Moon phase on January 31, 1989Waning Crescent
On Tuesday, January 31, 1989, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 36.4% of its visible face lit, 23.7 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
36.4%Illumination at noon UTC
23.7 dMoon age
393,073 km244,244 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (28°)
30.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 31, 1989 is on Saturday, January 21, 1989 at 21:34 UTC, 10 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, February 6, 1989 at 07:37 UTC, 6 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Monday, January 30, 1989 | 02:02 |
| New Moon (after) | Monday, February 6, 1989 | 07:37 |
The Moon around January 31
More about this date
Tuesday, January 31, 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.