Waning · 99.7% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 16°
Full Moon at
02:50UTC
Moon phase on January 2, 1999Full Moon
On Saturday, January 2, 1999, the Moon was a Full Moon: 99.7% of its visible face lit, 14.6 days after the new moon and at its fullest. The exact Full Moon happened at .
99.7%Illumination at noon UTC
14.6 dMoon age
369,125 km229,364 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (17°)
32.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
FullWhole disc lit
Full moon
This is the Wolf Moon, 367,764 km from Earth. Closest supermoon of the year
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 2, 1999 is on Saturday, January 2, 1999 at 02:50 UTC, the same day, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, December 18, 1998 at 22:43 UTC, 15 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Saturday, December 26, 1998 | 10:46 |
| Full Moon (this day) | Saturday, January 2, 1999 | 02:50 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Saturday, January 9, 1999 | 14:22 |
The Moon around January 2
More about this date
Saturday, January 2, 1999 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 18, 1998 to the new moon of January 17, 1999, a cycle of 29.71 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in January 1999, or the whole moon calendar 1999.
- The same date one year apart: 1998 · 2000.
- 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.