Waning · 5.0% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 19°
Moon age
27.5days
Moon phase on January 5, 2027Waning Crescent
On Tuesday, January 5, 2027, the Moon will be a Waning Crescent: 5.0% of its visible face lit, 27.5 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
5.0%Illumination at noon UTC
27.5 dMoon age
405,466 km251,945 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (19°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 5, 2027 is on Thursday, December 24, 2026 at 01:28 UTC, 12 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, January 7, 2027 at 20:25 UTC, 2 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Wednesday, December 30, 2026 | 19:00 |
| New Moon (after) | Thursday, January 7, 2027 | 20:25 |
The Moon around January 5
More about this date
Tuesday, January 5, 2027 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 9, 2026 to the new moon of January 7, 2027, a cycle of 29.81 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in January 2027, or the whole moon calendar 2027.
- The same date one year apart: 2026 · 2028.
- Born on this day? The moon phase on your birthday tool adds your birth time and your moon sign.
- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.