Waning · 18.8% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 12°
Moon age
25.2days
Moon phase on January 23, 2017Waning Crescent
On Monday, January 23, 2017, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 18.8% of its visible face lit, 25.2 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
18.8%Illumination at noon UTC
25.2 dMoon age
403,603 km250,787 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (13°)
29.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 23, 2017 is on Thursday, January 12, 2017 at 11:34 UTC, 11 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, January 28, 2017 at 00:07 UTC, 5 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Thursday, January 19, 2017 | 22:14 |
| New Moon (after) | Saturday, January 28, 2017 | 00:07 |
The Moon around January 23
More about this date
Monday, January 23, 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.