Waxing · 22.4% lit · ♈︎ Aries 04°
Moon age
5.0days
Moon phase on January 28, 1974Waxing Crescent
On Monday, January 28, 1974, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 22.4% of its visible face lit, 5.0 days after the new moon and growing each night.
22.4%Illumination at noon UTC
5.0 dMoon age
393,088 km244,253 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (4°)
30.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 28, 1974 is on Wednesday, February 6, 1974 at 23:24 UTC, 9 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, January 23, 1974 at 11:02 UTC, 5 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Wednesday, January 23, 1974 | 11:02 |
| First Quarter (after) | Thursday, January 31, 1974 | 07:39 |
The Moon around January 28
More about this date
Monday, January 28, 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.
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- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.