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The Moon on Saturday, January 7, 2040: Last Quarter, 50% lit

Waning · 49.7% lit · ♎︎ Libra 17°

Last Quarter at

11:06UTC

Moon phase on January 7, 2040Last Quarter

Saturday 7 January 2040381,264 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Saturday, January 7, 2040, the Moon will be a Last Quarter: 49.7% of its visible face lit, 22.8 days after the new moon and shrinking each night. The exact Last Quarter happens at .

49.7%Illumination at noon UTC
22.8 dMoon age
381,264 km236,907 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (17°)
31.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to January 7, 2040 is on Friday, December 30, 2039 at 12:38 UTC, 8 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, January 14, 2040 at 03:25 UTC, 7 days later.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
Full Moon (before)Friday, December 30, 203912:38
Last Quarter (this day)Saturday, January 7, 204011:06
New Moon (after)Saturday, January 14, 204003:25

The Moon around January 7

More about this date

Saturday, January 7, 2040 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 15, 2039 to the new moon of January 14, 2040, a cycle of 29.45 days.