Waning · 16.1% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 10°
Moon age
26.1days
Moon phase on January 18, 2023Waning Crescent
On Wednesday, January 18, 2023, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 16.1% of its visible face lit, 26.1 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
16.1%Illumination at noon UTC
26.1 dMoon age
366,949 km228,012 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (11°)
32.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 18, 2023 is on Friday, January 6, 2023 at 23:08 UTC, 12 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, January 21, 2023 at 20:53 UTC, 3 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 18
More about this date
Wednesday, January 18, 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.