Waning · 63.7% lit · ♎︎ Libra 12°
Moon age
20.2days
Moon phase on January 18, 2017Waning Gibbous
On Wednesday, January 18, 2017, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 63.7% of its visible face lit, 20.2 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
63.7%Illumination at noon UTC
20.2 dMoon age
397,122 km246,760 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (13°)
30.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 18, 2017 is on Thursday, January 12, 2017 at 11:34 UTC, 6 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, January 28, 2017 at 00:07 UTC, 10 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Thursday, January 12, 2017 | 11:34 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Thursday, January 19, 2017 | 22:14 |
The Moon around January 18
More about this date
Wednesday, January 18, 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.