Waxing · 70.6% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 05°
Moon age
8.6days
Moon phase on January 2, 1917Waxing Gibbous
On Tuesday, January 2, 1917, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 70.6% of its visible face lit, 8.6 days after the new moon and growing each night.
70.6%Illumination at noon UTC
8.6 dMoon age
388,095 km241,151 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (6°)
30.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 2, 1917 is on Monday, January 8, 1917 at 07:42 UTC, 6 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, December 24, 1916 at 20:31 UTC, 9 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Sunday, December 31, 1916 | 12:07 |
| Full Moon (after) | Monday, January 8, 1917 | 07:42 |
The Moon around January 2
More about this date
Tuesday, January 2, 1917 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 24, 1916 to the new moon of January 23, 1917, a cycle of 29.46 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in January 1917, or the whole moon calendar 1917.
- The same date one year apart: 1916 · 1918.
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- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.