Waxing · 87.7% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 08°
Moon age
11.2days
Moon phase on January 9, 2017Waxing Gibbous
On Monday, January 9, 2017, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 87.7% of its visible face lit, 11.2 days after the new moon and growing each night.
87.7%Illumination at noon UTC
11.2 dMoon age
363,616 km225,940 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (9°)
32.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 9, 2017 is on Thursday, January 12, 2017 at 11:34 UTC, 3 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, December 29, 2016 at 06:53 UTC, 11 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Thursday, January 5, 2017 | 19:47 |
| Full Moon (after) | Thursday, January 12, 2017 | 11:34 |
The Moon around January 9
More about this date
Monday, January 9, 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.