Waxing · 53.9% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 02°
First Quarter at
03:53UTC
Moon phase on January 18, 2024First Quarter
On Thursday, January 18, 2024, the Moon was a First Quarter: 53.9% of its visible face lit, 7.0 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
53.9%Illumination at noon UTC
7.0 dMoon age
376,047 km233,665 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (2°)
31.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 18, 2024 is on Thursday, January 25, 2024 at 17:54 UTC, 7 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, January 11, 2024 at 11:57 UTC, 7 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Thursday, January 11, 2024 | 11:57 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Thursday, January 18, 2024 | 03:53 |
| Full Moon (after) | Thursday, January 25, 2024 | 17:54 |
The Moon around January 18
More about this date
Thursday, January 18, 2024 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of January 11, 2024 to the new moon of February 9, 2024, a cycle of 29.46 days.
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