Waxing · 0.2% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 01°
New Moon at
02:17UTC
Moon phase on January 17, 2018New Moon
On Wednesday, January 17, 2018, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.2% of its visible face lit, 0.4 days after the new moon and between the Earth and the Sun, so it is not visible. The exact New Moon happened at .
0.2%Illumination at noon UTC
0.4 dMoon age
404,522 km251,358 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (2°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 17, 2018 is on Wednesday, January 31, 2018 at 13:27 UTC, 14 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, January 17, 2018 at 02:17 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Monday, January 8, 2018 | 22:25 |
| New Moon (this day) | Wednesday, January 17, 2018 | 02:17 |
| First Quarter (after) | Wednesday, January 24, 2018 | 22:20 |
The Moon around January 17
More about this date
Wednesday, January 17, 2018 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of January 17, 2018 to the new moon of February 15, 2018, a cycle of 29.78 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.