Waxing · 86.6% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 25°
Moon age
11.4days
Moon phase on January 28, 2018Waxing Gibbous
On Sunday, January 28, 2018, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 86.6% of its visible face lit, 11.4 days after the new moon and growing each night.
86.6%Illumination at noon UTC
11.4 dMoon age
362,112 km225,006 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (26°)
33.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 28, 2018 is on Wednesday, January 31, 2018 at 13:27 UTC, 3 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, January 17, 2018 at 02:17 UTC, 11 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Wednesday, January 24, 2018 | 22:20 |
| Full Moon (after) | Wednesday, January 31, 2018 | 13:27 |
The Moon around January 28
More about this date
Sunday, January 28, 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.