Moon phase 2 January 2024: Today the Moon is waning. During this phase, the Moon can be seen on the western horizon in the early morning hours. This is the first phase after the full moon. This lasts about 7 days and the illumination of the Moon decreases each day until the Moon becomes the last quarter moon at 50% illumination.
The average rise of the moon in this phase is between 21:00 and midnight, depending on the age of the phase. The moon rises later and sets later each night after the morning sunrise. Visit the January 2024 Moon Phases Calendar to see all the daily moon phases for this month.
Moon Phase January 2 2024
Phase Details For – January 2
Phase: Waning Gibbous
Illumination: 65%
Moon Age: 20.68 days
Angle: 0.49
Moon Distance: 404,882.03 km
Sun Angle: 0.54
Sun Distance: 147,097,875.72 km
Waning Gibbous Phase
Waning Gibbous Phase illumination is 65%. This is the percentage of the month lit by the Sun. Lighting is constantly changing and can vary up to 10% per day. On January 2, the Moon is 20.68 days old. This indicates how many days have passed since the last new moon. The Moon takes 29.53 days to orbit the Earth and go through all 8 lunar phases.
Waning Phase: This is the first phase after the full moon. This lasts about 7 days, with the Moon’s illumination decreasing each day until the Moon reaches its final quarter phase at 50 percent illumination. Moonrise for this phase is between 21:00 and 00:00 depending on the age of the phase.
The moon rises later each evening and sets in the morning after sunrise. At this point, the Moon is also visible in the western part of the horizon in the early morning. Moon Phase 2 January 2024 Tuesday 12:00 UTC Descending Gibbous 65% lit Wing Gibbous is the phase of the moon on Tuesday, January 2, 2024 . As seen from Earth, the illuminated portion of the Moon’s surface is 65% and decreasing. The 20th Moon is in ♍ Virgo.
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