Waxing · 46.3% lit · ♈︎ Aries 20°
First Quarter at
20:35UTC
Moon phase on January 15, 2027First Quarter
On Friday, January 15, 2027, the Moon will be a First Quarter: 46.3% of its visible face lit, 7.6 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happens at .
46.3%Illumination at noon UTC
7.6 dMoon age
384,142 km238,695 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (21°)
31.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 15, 2027 is on Friday, January 22, 2027 at 12:17 UTC, 7 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, January 7, 2027 at 20:25 UTC, 8 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Thursday, January 7, 2027 | 20:25 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Friday, January 15, 2027 | 20:35 |
| Full Moon (after) | Friday, January 22, 2027 | 12:17 |
The Moon around January 15
More about this date
Friday, January 15, 2027 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of January 7, 2027 to the new moon of February 6, 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.
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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.