Waxing · 53.4% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 10°
First Quarter at
04:49UTC
Moon phase on January 27, 2015First Quarter
On Tuesday, January 27, 2015, the Moon was a First Quarter: 53.4% of its visible face lit, 6.9 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
53.4%Illumination at noon UTC
6.9 dMoon age
379,193 km235,620 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (11°)
31.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 27, 2015 is on Tuesday, February 3, 2015 at 23:09 UTC, 7 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, January 20, 2015 at 13:14 UTC, 7 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Tuesday, January 20, 2015 | 13:14 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Tuesday, January 27, 2015 | 04:49 |
| Full Moon (after) | Tuesday, February 3, 2015 | 23:09 |
The Moon around January 27
More about this date
Tuesday, January 27, 2015 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of January 20, 2015 to the new moon of February 18, 2015, a cycle of 29.44 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in January 2015, or the whole moon calendar 2015.
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