Moon

Saturday, January 23, 1779

Waxing Crescent


The lunar phase on Saturday, January 23, 1779 was a Waxing Crescent. At 11:00pm ET, the face of the moon was 36% illuminated, 6.1 days old, and 21% of the way through the lunar cycle.


During the Waxing Crescent phase, the illuminated sliver continues to grow. The moon begins to rise slightly later than the sun with each passing night.

Date:January 23, 1779
Moon Phase:Waxing Crescent
Illumination:36%
Age:6.1 Days
Longitude:17.8°
Moon Sign:Aries


The next Full Moon was on Sunday, January 31, 1779 (Blue Moon), and the next New Moon was on Tuesday, February 16, 1779.


Below are the lunar phases for the remainder of January 1779.


  • Sun
  • Mon
  • Tue
  • Wed
  • Thu
  • Fri
  • Sat
  • 1Waxing Gibbous title=
  • 2Full Moon title=
  • 3Waning Gibbous title=
  • 4Waning Gibbous title=
  • 5Waning Gibbous title=
  • 6Waning Gibbous title=
  • 7Waning Gibbous title=
  • 8Waning Gibbous title=
  • 9Last Quarter title=
  • 10Waning Crescent title=
  • 11Waning Crescent title=
  • 12Waning Crescent title=
  • 13Waning Crescent title=
  • 14Waning Crescent title=
  • 15Waning Crescent title=
  • 16Waning Crescent title=
  • 17New Moon title=
  • 18Waxing Crescent title=
  • 19Waxing Crescent title=
  • 20Waxing Crescent title=
  • 21Waxing Crescent title=
  • 22Waxing Crescent title=
  • 23Waxing Crescent title=
  • 24Waxing Crescent title=
  • 25First Quarter title=
  • 26Waxing Gibbous title=
  • 27Waxing Gibbous title=
  • 28Waxing Gibbous title=
  • 29Waxing Gibbous title=
  • 30Waxing Gibbous title=
  • 31Full Moon title=

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