Waxing · 17.3% lit · ♓︎ Pisces 20°
Moon age
4.4days
Moon phase on January 21, 2018Waxing Crescent
On Sunday, January 21, 2018, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 17.3% of its visible face lit, 4.4 days after the new moon and growing each night.
17.3%Illumination at noon UTC
4.4 dMoon age
394,044 km244,848 mi from Earth
♓︎ PiscesMoon sign (20°)
30.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 21, 2018 is on Wednesday, January 31, 2018 at 13:27 UTC, 10 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, January 17, 2018 at 02:17 UTC, 4 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Wednesday, January 17, 2018 | 02:17 |
| First Quarter (after) | Wednesday, January 24, 2018 | 22:20 |
The Moon around January 21
More about this date
Sunday, January 21, 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.