Waning · 25.4% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 26°
Moon age
25.1days
Moon phase on January 17, 2023Waning Crescent
On Tuesday, January 17, 2023, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 25.4% of its visible face lit, 25.1 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
25.4%Illumination at noon UTC
25.1 dMoon age
372,800 km231,647 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (27°)
32.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 17, 2023 is on Friday, January 6, 2023 at 23:08 UTC, 11 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, January 21, 2023 at 20:53 UTC, 4 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Sunday, January 15, 2023 | 02:11 |
| New Moon (after) | Saturday, January 21, 2023 | 20:53 |
The Moon around January 17
More about this date
Tuesday, January 17, 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.