Waning · 7.6% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 28°
Moon age
26.9days
Moon phase on January 20, 1974Waning Crescent
On Sunday, January 20, 1974, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 7.6% of its visible face lit, 26.9 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
7.6%Illumination at noon UTC
26.9 dMoon age
405,737 km252,113 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (28°)
29.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 20, 1974 is on Tuesday, January 8, 1974 at 12:36 UTC, 12 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, January 23, 1974 at 11:02 UTC, 3 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 20
More about this date
Sunday, January 20, 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.