Waning · 38.0% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 10°
Moon age
22.9days
Moon phase on January 16, 1974Waning Crescent
On Wednesday, January 16, 1974, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 38.0% of its visible face lit, 22.9 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
38.0%Illumination at noon UTC
22.9 dMoon age
394,179 km244,931 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (10°)
30.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 16, 1974 is on Tuesday, January 8, 1974 at 12:36 UTC, 8 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, January 23, 1974 at 11:02 UTC, 7 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Tuesday, January 15, 1974 | 07:04 |
| New Moon (after) | Wednesday, January 23, 1974 | 11:02 |
The Moon around January 16
More about this date
Wednesday, January 16, 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.