Waxing · 98.0% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 28°
Moon age
13.1days
Moon phase on January 5, 2023Waxing Gibbous
On Thursday, January 5, 2023, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 98.0% of its visible face lit, 13.1 days after the new moon and growing each night.
98.0%Illumination at noon UTC
13.1 dMoon age
403,799 km250,909 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (29°)
29.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 5, 2023 is on Friday, January 6, 2023 at 23:08 UTC, 1 day later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, December 23, 2022 at 10:17 UTC, 13 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Friday, December 30, 2022 | 01:21 |
| Full Moon (after) | Friday, January 6, 2023 | 23:08 |
The Moon around January 5
More about this date
Thursday, January 5, 2023 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 23, 2022 to the new moon of January 21, 2023, a cycle of 29.44 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in January 2023, or the whole moon calendar 2023.
- The same date one year apart: 2022 · 2024.
- 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.