Waning · 2.5% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 23°
Moon age
28.2days
Moon phase on January 1, 2022Waning Crescent
On Saturday, January 1, 2022, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 2.5% of its visible face lit, 28.2 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
2.5%Illumination at noon UTC
28.2 dMoon age
358,222 km222,589 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (23°)
33.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 1, 2022 is on Sunday, December 19, 2021 at 04:36 UTC, 13 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, January 2, 2022 at 18:34 UTC, 1 day later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Monday, December 27, 2021 | 02:24 |
| New Moon (after) | Sunday, January 2, 2022 | 18:34 |
The Moon around January 1
More about this date
Saturday, January 1, 2022 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 4, 2021 to the new moon of January 2, 2022, a cycle of 29.45 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in January 2022, or the whole moon calendar 2022.
- The same date one year apart: 2021 · 2023.
- 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.