Waning · 8.1% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 28°
Moon age
26.8days
Moon phase on January 21, 2001Waning Crescent
On Sunday, January 21, 2001, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 8.1% of its visible face lit, 26.8 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
8.1%Illumination at noon UTC
26.8 dMoon age
403,043 km250,439 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (29°)
29.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 21, 2001 is on Tuesday, January 9, 2001 at 20:24 UTC, 12 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, January 24, 2001 at 13:07 UTC, 3 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Tuesday, January 16, 2001 | 12:35 |
| New Moon (after) | Wednesday, January 24, 2001 | 13:07 |
The Moon around January 21
More about this date
Sunday, January 21, 2001 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 25, 2000 to the new moon of January 24, 2001, a cycle of 29.82 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in January 2001, or the whole moon calendar 2001.
- The same date one year apart: 2000 · 2002.
- 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.