Waning · 56.3% lit · ♎︎ Libra 05°
Moon age
21.5days
Moon phase on January 3, 2024Waning Gibbous
On Wednesday, January 3, 2024, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 56.3% of its visible face lit, 21.5 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
56.3%Illumination at noon UTC
21.5 dMoon age
402,765 km250,267 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (6°)
29.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 3, 2024 is on Wednesday, December 27, 2023 at 00:33 UTC, 7 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, January 11, 2024 at 11:57 UTC, 8 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Wednesday, December 27, 2023 | 00:33 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Thursday, January 4, 2024 | 03:31 |
The Moon around January 3
More about this date
Wednesday, January 3, 2024 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 12, 2023 to the new moon of January 11, 2024, a cycle of 29.52 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in January 2024, or the whole moon calendar 2024.
- The same date one year apart: 2023 · 2025.
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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.