Waxing · 53.0% lit · ♈︎ Aries 15°
First Quarter at
04:46UTC
Moon phase on January 3, 2020First Quarter
On Friday, January 3, 2020, the Moon was a First Quarter: 53.0% of its visible face lit, 8.3 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
53.0%Illumination at noon UTC
8.3 dMoon age
403,207 km250,541 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (16°)
29.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 3, 2020 is on Friday, January 10, 2020 at 19:21 UTC, 7 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, December 26, 2019 at 05:13 UTC, 8 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Thursday, December 26, 2019 | 05:13 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Friday, January 3, 2020 | 04:46 |
| Full Moon (after) | Friday, January 10, 2020 | 19:21 |
The Moon around January 3
More about this date
Friday, January 3, 2020 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 26, 2019 to the new moon of January 24, 2020, a cycle of 29.69 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in January 2020, or the whole moon calendar 2020.
- The same date one year apart: 2019 · 2021.
- 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.