Waxing · 3.5% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 29°
Moon age
1.5days
Moon phase on January 28, 1971Waxing Crescent
On Thursday, January 28, 1971, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 3.5% of its visible face lit, 1.5 days after the new moon and growing each night.
3.5%Illumination at noon UTC
1.5 dMoon age
360,456 km223,977 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (29°)
33.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 28, 1971 is on Wednesday, February 10, 1971 at 07:42 UTC, 13 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, January 26, 1971 at 22:55 UTC, 2 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Tuesday, January 26, 1971 | 22:55 |
| First Quarter (after) | Tuesday, February 2, 1971 | 14:31 |
The Moon around January 28
More about this date
Thursday, January 28, 1971 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of January 26, 1971 to the new moon of February 25, 1971, a cycle of 29.45 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.