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The Moon on Monday, January 18, 1971: Waning Gibbous, 62% lit

Waning · 62.1% lit · ♎︎ Libra 13°

Moon age

21.1days

Moon phase on January 18, 1971Waning Gibbous

Monday 18 January 1971402,795 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Monday, January 18, 1971, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 62.1% of its visible face lit, 21.1 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.

62.1%Illumination at noon UTC
21.1 dMoon age
402,795 km250,285 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (14°)
29.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to January 18, 1971 is on Monday, January 11, 1971 at 13:20 UTC, 7 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, January 26, 1971 at 22:55 UTC, 8 days later.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
Full Moon (before)Monday, January 11, 197113:20
Last Quarter (after)Tuesday, January 19, 197118:08

The Moon around January 18

More about this date

Monday, January 18, 1971 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 28, 1970 to the new moon of January 26, 1971, a cycle of 29.51 days.