Waxing · 38.3% lit · ♈︎ Aries 23°
Moon age
5.6days
Moon phase on January 27, 2023Waxing Crescent
On Friday, January 27, 2023, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 38.3% of its visible face lit, 5.6 days after the new moon and growing each night.
38.3%Illumination at noon UTC
5.6 dMoon age
380,577 km236,480 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (24°)
31.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 27, 2023 is on Sunday, February 5, 2023 at 18:29 UTC, 9 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, January 21, 2023 at 20:53 UTC, 6 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Saturday, January 21, 2023 | 20:53 |
| First Quarter (after) | Saturday, January 28, 2023 | 15:19 |
The Moon around January 27
More about this date
Friday, January 27, 2023 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of January 21, 2023 to the new moon of February 20, 2023, a cycle of 29.43 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.
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- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.