Waning · 12.9% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 14°
Moon age
26.0days
Moon phase on January 16, 2072Waning Crescent
On Saturday, January 16, 2072, the Moon will be a Waning Crescent: 12.9% of its visible face lit, 26.0 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
12.9%Illumination at noon UTC
26.0 dMoon age
397,698 km247,118 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (14°)
30.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 16, 2072 is on Tuesday, January 5, 2072 at 18:13 UTC, 11 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, January 20, 2072 at 06:35 UTC, 4 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Tuesday, January 12, 2072 | 09:54 |
| New Moon (after) | Wednesday, January 20, 2072 | 06:35 |
The Moon around January 16
More about this date
Saturday, January 16, 2072 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 21, 2071 to the new moon of January 20, 2072, a cycle of 29.78 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in January 2072, or the whole moon calendar 2072.
- The same date one year apart: 2071 · 2073.
- 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.