Waxing · 87.0% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 02°
Moon age
11.9days
Moon phase on January 5, 1974Waxing Gibbous
On Saturday, January 5, 1974, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 87.0% of its visible face lit, 11.9 days after the new moon and growing each night.
87.0%Illumination at noon UTC
11.9 dMoon age
364,801 km226,677 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (2°)
32.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 5, 1974 is on Tuesday, January 8, 1974 at 12:36 UTC, 3 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, December 24, 1973 at 15:07 UTC, 12 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Tuesday, January 1, 1974 | 18:06 |
| Full Moon (after) | Tuesday, January 8, 1974 | 12:36 |
The Moon around January 5
More about this date
Saturday, January 5, 1974 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 24, 1973 to the new moon of January 23, 1974, a cycle of 29.83 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in January 1974, or the whole moon calendar 1974.
- The same date one year apart: 1973 · 1975.
- 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.