Waning · 6.3% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 14°
Moon age
27.2days
Moon phase on January 3, 2019Waning Crescent
On Thursday, January 3, 2019, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 6.3% of its visible face lit, 27.2 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
6.3%Illumination at noon UTC
27.2 dMoon age
395,972 km246,045 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (14°)
30.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 3, 2019 is on Saturday, December 22, 2018 at 17:49 UTC, 12 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, January 6, 2019 at 01:28 UTC, 3 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Saturday, December 29, 2018 | 09:34 |
| New Moon (after) | Sunday, January 6, 2019 | 01:28 |
The Moon around January 3
More about this date
Thursday, January 3, 2019 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 7, 2018 to the new moon of January 6, 2019, a cycle of 29.76 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in January 2019, or the whole moon calendar 2019.
- The same date one year apart: 2018 · 2020.
- 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.