Waxing · 21.9% lit · ♓︎ Pisces 29°
Moon age
4.7days
Moon phase on January 23, 2026Waxing Crescent
On Friday, January 23, 2026, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 21.9% of its visible face lit, 4.7 days after the new moon and growing each night.
21.9%Illumination at noon UTC
4.7 dMoon age
379,995 km236,118 mi from Earth
♓︎ PiscesMoon sign (29°)
31.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 23, 2026 is on Sunday, February 1, 2026 at 22:09 UTC, 9 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, January 18, 2026 at 19:52 UTC, 5 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Sunday, January 18, 2026 | 19:52 |
| First Quarter (after) | Monday, January 26, 2026 | 04:47 |
The Moon around January 23
More about this date
Friday, January 23, 2026 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of January 18, 2026 to the new moon of February 17, 2026, a cycle of 29.67 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in January 2026, or the whole moon calendar 2026.
- The same date one year apart: 2025 · 2027.
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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.