Waxing · 100.0% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 17°
Full Moon at
12:36UTC
Moon phase on January 8, 1974Full Moon
On Tuesday, January 8, 1974, the Moon was a Full Moon: 100.0% of its visible face lit, 14.9 days after the new moon and at its fullest. The exact Full Moon happened at .
100.0%Illumination at noon UTC
14.9 dMoon age
356,537 km221,542 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (17°)
33.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
FullWhole disc lit
Full moon
This is the Wolf Moon, 356,539 km from Earth. Closest supermoon of the year
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 8, 1974 is on Tuesday, January 8, 1974 at 12:36 UTC, the same day, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, December 24, 1973 at 15:07 UTC, 15 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Tuesday, January 1, 1974 | 18:06 |
| Full Moon (this day) | Tuesday, January 8, 1974 | 12:36 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Tuesday, January 15, 1974 | 07:04 |
The Moon around January 8
More about this date
Tuesday, January 8, 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.