Waning · 33.1% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 20°
Moon age
24.1days
Moon phase on January 21, 1971Waning Crescent
On Thursday, January 21, 1971, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 33.1% of its visible face lit, 24.1 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
33.1%Illumination at noon UTC
24.1 dMoon age
390,465 km242,624 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (21°)
30.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 21, 1971 is on Monday, January 11, 1971 at 13:20 UTC, 10 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, January 26, 1971 at 22:55 UTC, 5 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Tuesday, January 19, 1971 | 18:08 |
| New Moon (after) | Tuesday, January 26, 1971 | 22:55 |
The Moon around January 21
More about this date
Thursday, January 21, 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.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in January 1971, or the whole moon calendar 1971.
- The same date one year apart: 1970 · 1972.
- 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.