Waxing · 68.9% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 18°
Moon age
9.0days
Moon phase on January 17, 2008Waxing Gibbous
On Thursday, January 17, 2008, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 68.9% of its visible face lit, 9.0 days after the new moon and growing each night.
68.9%Illumination at noon UTC
9.0 dMoon age
368,060 km228,702 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (19°)
32.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 17, 2008 is on Tuesday, January 22, 2008 at 13:35 UTC, 5 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, January 8, 2008 at 11:37 UTC, 9 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Tuesday, January 15, 2008 | 19:46 |
| Full Moon (after) | Tuesday, January 22, 2008 | 13:35 |
The Moon around January 17
More about this date
Thursday, January 17, 2008 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of January 8, 2008 to the new moon of February 7, 2008, a cycle of 29.67 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in January 2008, or the whole moon calendar 2008.
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