Waning · 99.7% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 17°
Full Moon at
02:24UTC
Moon phase on January 2, 2018Full Moon
On Tuesday, January 2, 2018, the Moon was a Full Moon: 99.7% of its visible face lit, 15.2 days after the new moon and at its fullest. The exact Full Moon happened at .
99.7%Illumination at noon UTC
15.2 dMoon age
356,913 km221,775 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (18°)
33.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
FullWhole disc lit
Full moon
This is the Wolf Moon, 356,594 km from Earth. Closest supermoon of the year
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 2, 2018 is on Tuesday, January 2, 2018 at 02:24 UTC, the same day, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, January 17, 2018 at 02:17 UTC, 15 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Tuesday, December 26, 2017 | 09:20 |
| Full Moon (this day) | Tuesday, January 2, 2018 | 02:24 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Monday, January 8, 2018 | 22:25 |
The Moon around January 2
More about this date
Tuesday, January 2, 2018 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 18, 2017 to the new moon of January 17, 2018, a cycle of 29.82 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in January 2018, or the whole moon calendar 2018.
- The same date one year apart: 2017 · 2019.
- 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.