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The Moon on Thursday, January 17, 1991: Waxing Crescent, 2% lit

Waxing · 2.2% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 13°

Moon age

1.5days

Moon phase on January 17, 1991Waxing Crescent

Thursday 17 January 1991397,439 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Thursday, January 17, 1991, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 2.2% of its visible face lit, 1.5 days after the new moon and growing each night.

2.2%Illumination at noon UTC
1.5 dMoon age
397,439 km246,957 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (14°)
30.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to January 17, 1991 is on Wednesday, January 30, 1991 at 06:10 UTC, 13 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, January 15, 1991 at 23:50 UTC, 2 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
New Moon (before)Tuesday, January 15, 199123:50
First Quarter (after)Wednesday, January 23, 199114:22

The Moon around January 17

More about this date

Thursday, January 17, 1991 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of January 15, 1991 to the new moon of February 14, 1991, a cycle of 29.74 days.