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The Moon on Wednesday, January 24, 1917: Waxing Crescent, 2% lit

Waxing · 2.2% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 20°

Moon age

1.2days

Moon phase on January 24, 1917Waxing Crescent

Wednesday 24 January 1917357,789 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Wednesday, January 24, 1917, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 2.2% of its visible face lit, 1.2 days after the new moon and growing each night.

2.2%Illumination at noon UTC
1.2 dMoon age
357,789 km222,320 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (21°)
33.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to January 24, 1917 is on Wednesday, February 7, 1917 at 03:28 UTC, 14 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, January 23, 1917 at 07:40 UTC, 1 day earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
New Moon (before)Tuesday, January 23, 191707:40
First Quarter (after)Tuesday, January 30, 191701:01

The Moon around January 24

More about this date

Wednesday, January 24, 1917 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of January 23, 1917 to the new moon of February 21, 1917, a cycle of 29.44 days.