Waning · 27.7% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 27°
Moon age
24.0days
Moon phase on January 20, 2009Waning Crescent
On Tuesday, January 20, 2009, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 27.7% of its visible face lit, 24.0 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
27.7%Illumination at noon UTC
24.0 dMoon age
402,975 km250,397 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (27°)
29.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 20, 2009 is on Sunday, January 11, 2009 at 03:27 UTC, 9 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, January 26, 2009 at 07:56 UTC, 6 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Sunday, January 18, 2009 | 02:46 |
| New Moon (after) | Monday, January 26, 2009 | 07:56 |
The Moon around January 20
More about this date
Tuesday, January 20, 2009 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 27, 2008 to the new moon of January 26, 2009, a cycle of 29.81 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in January 2009, or the whole moon calendar 2009.
- The same date one year apart: 2008 · 2010.
- 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.