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Moon phases January 2018

Full · Wolf
Tue 02 Jan
02:24 UTC
Last quarter
Mon 08 Jan
22:25 UTC
New moon
Wed 17 Jan
02:17 UTC
First quarter
Wed 24 Jan
22:20 UTC
Full · Blue
Wed 31 Jan
13:27 UTC

In January 2018 the primary moon phases are the Full Moon on Tuesday, January 2 at 02:24 UTC, the Last Quarter on Monday, January 8 at 22:25 UTC, the New Moon on Wednesday, January 17 at 02:17 UTC, the First Quarter on Wednesday, January 24 at 22:20 UTC and the Full Moon on Wednesday, January 31 at 13:27 UTC. The full moons are the Wolf Moon and the Blue Moon.

01 Waxing Gibbous, 99% lit 99% 02Full Full Moon, 100% lit 100%02:24 03 Waning Gibbous, 97% lit 97% 04 Waning Gibbous, 92% lit 92% 05 Waning Gibbous, 84% lit 84% 06 Waning Gibbous, 75% lit 75% 07 Waning Gibbous, 65% lit 65% 08Last Q Last Quarter, 55% lit 55%22:25 09 Waning Crescent, 44% lit 44% 10 Waning Crescent, 35% lit 35% 11 Waning Crescent, 26% lit 26% 12 Waning Crescent, 18% lit 18% 13 Waning Crescent, 11% lit 11% 14 Waning Crescent, 6% lit 6% 15 Waning Crescent, 2% lit 2% 16 Waning Crescent, 0% lit 0% 17New New Moon, 0% lit 0%02:17 18 Waxing Crescent, 2% lit 2% 19 Waxing Crescent, 5% lit 5% 20 Waxing Crescent, 10% lit 10% 21 Waxing Crescent, 17% lit 17% 22 Waxing Crescent, 26% lit 26% 23 Waxing Crescent, 35% lit 35% 24First Q First Quarter, 45% lit 45%22:20 25 Waxing Gibbous, 56% lit 56% 26 Waxing Gibbous, 67% lit 67% 27 Waxing Gibbous, 78% lit 78% 28 Waxing Gibbous, 87% lit 87% 29 Waxing Gibbous, 94% lit 94% 30 Waxing Gibbous, 98% lit 98% 31Full Full Moon, 100% lit 100%13:27

Exact phase times

January 2018 has five primary moon phases: the Full Moon on January 2, the Last Quarter on January 8, the New Moon on January 17, the First Quarter on January 24 and the Full Moon on January 31.

PhaseDateUTCYour time
Full MoonTuesday, January 2, 201802:24
Last QuarterMonday, January 8, 201822:25
New MoonWednesday, January 17, 201802:17
First QuarterWednesday, January 24, 201822:20
Full MoonWednesday, January 31, 201813:27

Tuesday, January 2, 2018: Wolf Moon, 356,594 km from Earth. Closest supermoon of the year

Wednesday, January 31, 2018: Blue Moon, 360,190 km from Earth. SupermoonBlue Moon (monthly)Total lunar eclipse

Full moons · 2018

Thirteen full moons, two blue

02 Jan Wolf Supermoon 31 Jan Blue total eclipse 02 Mar Worm 31 Mar Blue Blue moon 30 Apr Pink 29 May Flower 28 Jun Straw­berry Micromoon 27 Jul Buck total eclipse 26 Aug Sturgeon Micromoon 25 Sept Harvest 24 Oct Hunter’s 23 Nov Beaver 22 Dec Cold Supermoon