Waning · 7.2% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 02°
Moon age
27.0days
Moon phase on January 23, 2009Waning Crescent
On Friday, January 23, 2009, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 7.2% of its visible face lit, 27.0 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
7.2%Illumination at noon UTC
27.0 dMoon age
406,001 km252,277 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (3°)
29.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 23, 2009 is on Sunday, January 11, 2009 at 03:27 UTC, 12 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, January 26, 2009 at 07:56 UTC, 3 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 23
More about this date
Friday, January 23, 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.