Waxing · 0.3% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 14°
New Moon at
00:07UTC
Moon phase on January 28, 2017New Moon
On Saturday, January 28, 2017, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.3% of its visible face lit, 0.5 days after the new moon and between the Earth and the Sun, so it is not visible. The exact New Moon happened at .
0.3%Illumination at noon UTC
0.5 dMoon age
387,792 km240,963 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (15°)
30.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 28, 2017 is on Saturday, February 11, 2017 at 00:33 UTC, 14 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, January 28, 2017 at 00:07 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Thursday, January 19, 2017 | 22:14 |
| New Moon (this day) | Saturday, January 28, 2017 | 00:07 |
| First Quarter (after) | Saturday, February 4, 2017 | 04:19 |
The Moon around January 28
More about this date
Saturday, January 28, 2017 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of January 28, 2017 to the new moon of February 26, 2017, a cycle of 29.62 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.