Waning · 0.2% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 19°
New Moon at
23:50UTC
Moon phase on January 15, 1991New Moon
On Tuesday, January 15, 1991, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.2% 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 .
0.2%Illumination at noon UTC
29.3 dMoon age
402,480 km250,089 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (19°)
29.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 15, 1991 is on Monday, December 31, 1990 at 18:35 UTC, 15 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, January 15, 1991 at 23:50 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Monday, January 7, 1991 | 18:36 |
| New Moon (this day) | Tuesday, January 15, 1991 | 23:50 |
| First Quarter (after) | Wednesday, January 23, 1991 | 14:22 |
The Moon around January 15
More about this date
Tuesday, January 15, 1991 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 17, 1990 to the new moon of January 15, 1991, a cycle of 29.81 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in January 1991, or the whole moon calendar 1991.
- The same date one year apart: 1990 · 1992.
- 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.