Waning · 6.1% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 29°
Moon age
27.4days
Moon phase on January 18, 2015Waning Crescent
On Sunday, January 18, 2015, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 6.1% of its visible face lit, 27.4 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
6.1%Illumination at noon UTC
27.4 dMoon age
369,033 km229,307 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (30°)
32.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 18, 2015 is on Monday, January 5, 2015 at 04:54 UTC, 13 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, January 20, 2015 at 13:14 UTC, 2 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Tuesday, January 13, 2015 | 09:47 |
| New Moon (after) | Tuesday, January 20, 2015 | 13:14 |
The Moon around January 18
More about this date
Sunday, January 18, 2015 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 22, 2014 to the new moon of January 20, 2015, a cycle of 29.48 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in January 2015, or the whole moon calendar 2015.
- The same date one year apart: 2014 · 2016.
- 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.