Waxing · 98.9% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 15°
Moon age
14.7days
Moon phase on January 17, 2003Waxing Gibbous
On Friday, January 17, 2003, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 98.9% of its visible face lit, 14.7 days after the new moon and growing each night.
98.9%Illumination at noon UTC
14.7 dMoon age
384,298 km238,792 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (15°)
31.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 17, 2003 is on Saturday, January 18, 2003 at 10:48 UTC, 1 day later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, January 2, 2003 at 20:23 UTC, 15 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Friday, January 10, 2003 | 13:15 |
| Full Moon (after) | Saturday, January 18, 2003 | 10:48 |
The Moon around January 17
More about this date
Friday, January 17, 2003 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of January 2, 2003 to the new moon of February 1, 2003, a cycle of 29.60 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in January 2003, or the whole moon calendar 2003.
- The same date one year apart: 2002 · 2004.
- 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.