Waxing · 46.5% lit · ♈︎ Aries 11°
First Quarter at
19:47UTC
Moon phase on January 5, 2017First Quarter
On Thursday, January 5, 2017, the Moon was a First Quarter: 46.5% of its visible face lit, 7.2 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
46.5%Illumination at noon UTC
7.2 dMoon age
374,758 km232,863 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (11°)
31.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 5, 2017 is on Thursday, January 12, 2017 at 11:34 UTC, 7 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, December 29, 2016 at 06:53 UTC, 7 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Thursday, December 29, 2016 | 06:53 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Thursday, January 5, 2017 | 19:47 |
| Full Moon (after) | Thursday, January 12, 2017 | 11:34 |
The Moon around January 5
More about this date
Thursday, January 5, 2017 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 29, 2016 to the new moon of January 28, 2017, a cycle of 29.72 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in January 2017, or the whole moon calendar 2017.
- The same date one year apart: 2016 · 2018.
- 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.