Waning · 0.4% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 25°
New Moon at
20:53UTC
Moon phase on January 21, 2023New Moon
On Saturday, January 21, 2023, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.4% of its visible face lit, 29.1 days after the new moon and between the Earth and the Sun, so it is not visible. The exact New Moon happened at .
0.4%Illumination at noon UTC
29.1 dMoon age
356,704 km221,645 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (26°)
33.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 21, 2023 is on Friday, January 6, 2023 at 23:08 UTC, 15 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, January 21, 2023 at 20:53 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Sunday, January 15, 2023 | 02:11 |
| New Moon (this day) | Saturday, January 21, 2023 | 20:53 |
| First Quarter (after) | Saturday, January 28, 2023 | 15:19 |
The Moon around January 21
More about this date
Saturday, January 21, 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.