Waxing · 53.5% lit · ♈︎ Aries 14°
First Quarter at
03:39UTC
Moon phase on January 1, 1993First Quarter
On Friday, January 1, 1993, the Moon was a First Quarter: 53.5% of its visible face lit, 8.5 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
53.5%Illumination at noon UTC
8.5 dMoon age
400,167 km248,652 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (15°)
29.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 1, 1993 is on Friday, January 8, 1993 at 12:37 UTC, 7 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, December 24, 1992 at 00:43 UTC, 8 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Thursday, December 24, 1992 | 00:43 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Friday, January 1, 1993 | 03:39 |
| Full Moon (after) | Friday, January 8, 1993 | 12:37 |
The Moon around January 1
More about this date
Friday, January 1, 1993 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 24, 1992 to the new moon of January 22, 1993, a cycle of 29.74 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in January 1993, or the whole moon calendar 1993.
- The same date one year apart: 1992 · 1994.
- 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.