Waxing · 7.7% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 14°
Moon age
2.6days
Moon phase on January 2, 2025Waxing Crescent
On Thursday, January 2, 2025, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 7.7% of its visible face lit, 2.6 days after the new moon and growing each night.
7.7%Illumination at noon UTC
2.6 dMoon age
377,158 km234,355 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (14°)
31.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 2, 2025 is on Monday, January 13, 2025 at 22:27 UTC, 11 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, December 30, 2024 at 22:27 UTC, 3 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Monday, December 30, 2024 | 22:27 |
| First Quarter (after) | Monday, January 6, 2025 | 23:56 |
The Moon around January 2
More about this date
Thursday, January 2, 2025 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 30, 2024 to the new moon of January 29, 2025, a cycle of 29.59 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in January 2025, or the whole moon calendar 2025.
- The same date one year apart: 2024 · 2026.
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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.