Waning · 84.0% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 02°
Moon age
18.2days
Moon phase on January 5, 2018Waning Gibbous
On Friday, January 5, 2018, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 84.0% of its visible face lit, 18.2 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
84.0%Illumination at noon UTC
18.2 dMoon age
368,269 km228,831 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (2°)
32.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 5, 2018 is on Tuesday, January 2, 2018 at 02:24 UTC, 3 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, January 17, 2018 at 02:17 UTC, 12 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Tuesday, January 2, 2018 | 02:24 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Monday, January 8, 2018 | 22:25 |
The Moon around January 5
More about this date
Friday, January 5, 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.