Waning · 91.1% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 16°
Moon age
18.3days
Moon phase on January 31, 2021Waning Gibbous
On Sunday, January 31, 2021, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 91.1% of its visible face lit, 18.3 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
91.1%Illumination at noon UTC
18.3 dMoon age
373,297 km231,956 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (16°)
32.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 31, 2021 is on Thursday, January 28, 2021 at 19:16 UTC, 3 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, February 11, 2021 at 19:06 UTC, 11 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Thursday, January 28, 2021 | 19:16 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Thursday, February 4, 2021 | 17:37 |
The Moon around January 31
More about this date
Sunday, January 31, 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.