Waning · 5.0% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 05°
Moon age
27.6days
Moon phase on January 21, 1917Waning Crescent
On Sunday, January 21, 1917, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 5.0% of its visible face lit, 27.6 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
5.0%Illumination at noon UTC
27.6 dMoon age
360,817 km224,201 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (5°)
33.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 21, 1917 is on Monday, January 8, 1917 at 07:42 UTC, 13 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, January 23, 1917 at 07:40 UTC, 2 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Tuesday, January 16, 1917 | 11:42 |
| New Moon (after) | Tuesday, January 23, 1917 | 07:40 |
The Moon around January 21
More about this date
Sunday, January 21, 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.
- 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.