New Moon January 2020
The January new moon brings the darkest nights of the month, from January 19 to January 27. Times convert to your time zone (showing UTC).
Exact new moon (showing UTC)
- Moonless evenings
- Jan 19 to Jan 27
- Distance
- 395,270 km
- Type
- Average
What to do with the dark nights
With the Moon out of the sky, January's moonless window is the month's best chance for the Milky Way, faint galaxies and nebulae, and any meteor shower that falls inside it. The evenings just after new moon add a bonus: a thin young crescent low in the west after sunset, often with earthshine glowing on its dark side. See what else is happening this month on the astronomical events calendar.
All moon phases in January 2020
| Phase | Date and time (UTC) |
|---|---|
| First Quarter | |
| Full Moon | |
| Last Quarter | |
| New Moon |
See the whole month day by day on the moon phases calendar for your city.