Waxing · 52.1% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 13°
First Quarter at
07:39UTC
Moon phase on January 31, 1974First Quarter
On Thursday, January 31, 1974, the Moon was a First Quarter: 52.1% of its visible face lit, 8.0 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
52.1%Illumination at noon UTC
8.0 dMoon age
378,629 km235,269 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (13°)
31.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 31, 1974 is on Wednesday, February 6, 1974 at 23:24 UTC, 6 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, January 23, 1974 at 11:02 UTC, 8 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Wednesday, January 23, 1974 | 11:02 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Thursday, January 31, 1974 | 07:39 |
| Full Moon (after) | Wednesday, February 6, 1974 | 23:24 |
The Moon around January 31
More about this date
Thursday, January 31, 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.