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The Moon on Friday, January 29, 1971: Waxing Crescent, 9% lit

Waxing · 9.3% lit · ♓︎ Pisces 14°

Moon age

2.5days

Moon phase on January 29, 1971Waxing Crescent

Friday 29 January 1971361,383 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Friday, January 29, 1971, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 9.3% of its visible face lit, 2.5 days after the new moon and growing each night.

9.3%Illumination at noon UTC
2.5 dMoon age
361,383 km224,553 mi from Earth
♓︎ PiscesMoon sign (14°)
33.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to January 29, 1971 is on Wednesday, February 10, 1971 at 07:42 UTC, 12 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, January 26, 1971 at 22:55 UTC, 3 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
New Moon (before)Tuesday, January 26, 197122:55
First Quarter (after)Tuesday, February 2, 197114:31

The Moon around January 29

More about this date

Friday, January 29, 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.