Waxing · 0.1% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 03°
New Moon at
11:02UTC
Moon phase on January 23, 1974New Moon
On Wednesday, January 23, 1974, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.1% of its visible face lit, 29.9 days after the new moon and between the Earth and the Sun, so it is not visible. The exact New Moon happened at .
0.1%Illumination at noon UTC
29.9 dMoon age
405,623 km252,043 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (4°)
29.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 23, 1974 is on Wednesday, February 6, 1974 at 23:24 UTC, 14 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, January 23, 1974 at 11:02 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Tuesday, January 15, 1974 | 07:04 |
| New Moon (this day) | Wednesday, January 23, 1974 | 11:02 |
| First Quarter (after) | Thursday, January 31, 1974 | 07:39 |
The Moon around January 23
More about this date
Wednesday, January 23, 1974 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of January 23, 1974 to the new moon of February 22, 1974, a cycle of 29.77 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.