Waxing · 54.1% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 05°
First Quarter at
02:21UTC
Moon phase on January 21, 2040First Quarter
On Saturday, January 21, 2040, the Moon will be a First Quarter: 54.1% of its visible face lit, 7.4 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happens at .
54.1%Illumination at noon UTC
7.4 dMoon age
395,651 km245,846 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (6°)
30.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 21, 2040 is on Sunday, January 29, 2040 at 07:55 UTC, 8 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, January 14, 2040 at 03:25 UTC, 7 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Saturday, January 14, 2040 | 03:25 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Saturday, January 21, 2040 | 02:21 |
| Full Moon (after) | Sunday, January 29, 2040 | 07:55 |
The Moon around January 21
More about this date
Saturday, January 21, 2040 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of January 14, 2040 to the new moon of February 12, 2040, a cycle of 29.46 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in January 2040, or the whole moon calendar 2040.
- The same date one year apart: 2039 · 2041.
- 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.