Waning · 88.1% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 11°
Moon age
18.7days
Moon phase on January 21, 2022Waning Gibbous
On Friday, January 21, 2022, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 88.1% of its visible face lit, 18.7 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
88.1%Illumination at noon UTC
18.7 dMoon age
390,655 km242,742 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (12°)
30.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 21, 2022 is on Monday, January 17, 2022 at 23:49 UTC, 4 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, February 1, 2022 at 05:46 UTC, 11 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Monday, January 17, 2022 | 23:49 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Tuesday, January 25, 2022 | 13:41 |
The Moon around January 21
More about this date
Friday, January 21, 2022 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of January 2, 2022 to the new moon of February 1, 2022, a cycle of 29.47 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.