Waning · 42.4% lit · ♎︎ Libra 23°
Moon age
22.8days
Moon phase on January 5, 1975Waning Crescent
On Sunday, January 5, 1975, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 42.4% of its visible face lit, 22.8 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
42.4%Illumination at noon UTC
22.8 dMoon age
377,813 km234,762 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (23°)
31.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 5, 1975 is on Sunday, December 29, 1974 at 03:51 UTC, 7 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, January 12, 1975 at 10:20 UTC, 7 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Saturday, January 4, 1975 | 19:04 |
| New Moon (after) | Sunday, January 12, 1975 | 10:20 |
The Moon around January 5
More about this date
Sunday, January 5, 1975 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 13, 1974 to the new moon of January 12, 1975, a cycle of 29.75 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in January 1975, or the whole moon calendar 1975.
- The same date one year apart: 1974 · 1976.
- 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.