Waning · 0.4% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 19°
Moon age
29.2days
Moon phase on January 16, 2018Waning Crescent
On Tuesday, January 16, 2018, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 0.4% of its visible face lit, 29.2 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
0.4%Illumination at noon UTC
29.2 dMoon age
405,764 km252,130 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (20°)
29.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 16, 2018 is on Tuesday, January 2, 2018 at 02:24 UTC, 14 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, January 17, 2018 at 02:17 UTC, 1 day later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Monday, January 8, 2018 | 22:25 |
| New Moon (after) | Wednesday, January 17, 2018 | 02:17 |
The Moon around January 16
More about this date
Tuesday, January 16, 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.