Waxing · 98.4% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 16°
Moon age
13.6days
Moon phase on January 21, 2027Waxing Gibbous
On Thursday, January 21, 2027, the Moon will be a Waxing Gibbous: 98.4% of its visible face lit, 13.6 days after the new moon and growing each night.
98.4%Illumination at noon UTC
13.6 dMoon age
357,436 km222,100 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (17°)
33.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 21, 2027 is on Friday, January 22, 2027 at 12:17 UTC, 1 day later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, January 7, 2027 at 20:25 UTC, 14 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Friday, January 15, 2027 | 20:35 |
| Full Moon (after) | Friday, January 22, 2027 | 12:17 |
The Moon around January 21
More about this date
Thursday, January 21, 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.