Waxing · 28.2% lit · ♈︎ Aries 02°
Moon age
5.3days
Moon phase on January 18, 2021Waxing Crescent
On Monday, January 18, 2021, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 28.2% of its visible face lit, 5.3 days after the new moon and growing each night.
28.2%Illumination at noon UTC
5.3 dMoon age
398,427 km247,571 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (2°)
30.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 18, 2021 is on Thursday, January 28, 2021 at 19:16 UTC, 10 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, January 13, 2021 at 05:00 UTC, 5 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Wednesday, January 13, 2021 | 05:00 |
| First Quarter (after) | Wednesday, January 20, 2021 | 21:02 |
The Moon around January 18
More about this date
Monday, January 18, 2021 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of January 13, 2021 to the new moon of February 11, 2021, a cycle of 29.59 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in January 2021, or the whole moon calendar 2021.
- The same date one year apart: 2020 · 2022.
- 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.