Waning · 30.9% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 19°
Moon age
24.2days
Moon phase on January 16, 2042Waning Crescent
On Thursday, January 16, 2042, the Moon will be a Waning Crescent: 30.9% of its visible face lit, 24.2 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
30.9%Illumination at noon UTC
24.2 dMoon age
393,306 km244,389 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (19°)
30.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 16, 2042 is on Monday, January 6, 2042 at 08:54 UTC, 10 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, January 21, 2042 at 20:42 UTC, 5 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Tuesday, January 14, 2042 | 11:24 |
| New Moon (after) | Tuesday, January 21, 2042 | 20:42 |
The Moon around January 16
More about this date
Thursday, January 16, 2042 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 23, 2041 to the new moon of January 21, 2042, a cycle of 29.52 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in January 2042, or the whole moon calendar 2042.
- The same date one year apart: 2041 · 2043.
- 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.