Waning · 15.5% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 25°
Moon age
25.6days
Moon phase on January 2, 2000Waning Crescent
On Sunday, January 2, 2000, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 15.5% of its visible face lit, 25.6 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
15.5%Illumination at noon UTC
25.6 dMoon age
404,703 km251,471 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (25°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 2, 2000 is on Wednesday, December 22, 1999 at 17:31 UTC, 11 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, January 6, 2000 at 18:14 UTC, 4 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Wednesday, December 29, 1999 | 14:05 |
| New Moon (after) | Thursday, January 6, 2000 | 18:14 |
The Moon around January 2
More about this date
Sunday, January 2, 2000 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 7, 1999 to the new moon of January 6, 2000, a cycle of 29.82 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in January 2000, or the whole moon calendar 2000.
- The same date one year apart: 1999 · 2001.
- 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.