Waning · 15.3% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 17°
Moon age
26.1days
Moon phase on January 23, 1971Waning Crescent
On Saturday, January 23, 1971, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 15.3% of its visible face lit, 26.1 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
15.3%Illumination at noon UTC
26.1 dMoon age
378,605 km235,254 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (17°)
31.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 23, 1971 is on Monday, January 11, 1971 at 13:20 UTC, 12 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, January 26, 1971 at 22:55 UTC, 3 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 23
More about this date
Saturday, January 23, 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.