Moon Phase January 2024: For optimal aurora viewing, the Moon may not get in the way, as the light from the Moon can be very bright, making a faint aurora barely visible, especially if the chances of seeing it are low.
Below you will find the phases of the Moon for this month, so you know exactly when the Moon is a disruptive factor.
January 2024 Moon Phase Calendar
This moon phase calendar shows all the phases for the coming January 202 . This month begins on Monday, January 1st with the waning Gibbous phase, which is 78.0% lit. Check out this January moon phase calendar by clicking on any day to see detailed information about that day’s phase.
See also more information about the full moon and new moon in January 202 , including local viewing times.
Moon Phase January 2024
1 January 2024 Moon Phase
Waning gibbous
Visible: 74% ↓
Age: 19.80 days
2 January 2024 Moon Phase
Last quarter
Visible: 66% ↓
Age: 20.68 days
3 January 2024 Moon Phase
Last quarter
Visible: 57% ↓
Age: 21.57 days
4 January 2024 Moon Phase
Last quarter
Visible: 47% ↓
Age: 22.47 days
5 January 2024 Moon Phase
Last quarter
Visible: 37% ↓
Age: 23.39 days
6 January 2024 Moon Phase
Waning crescent
Visible: 28% ↓
Age: 24.32 days
7 January 2024 Moon Phase
Waning crescent
Visible: 19% ↓
Age: 25.29 days
8 January 2024 Moon Phase
Waning crescent
Visible: 12% ↓
Age: 26.30 days
9 January 2024 Moon Phase
Waning crescent
Visible: 6% ↓
Age: 27.34 days
10 January 2024 Moon Phase
New
Visible: 2% ↓
Age: 28.42 days
11 January 2024 Moon Phase
New
Visible: 1% ↓
Age: 29.52 days
12 January 2024 Moon Phase
New
Visible: 2% ↑
Age: 1.12 days
13 January 2024 Moon Phase
Waxing crescent
Visible: 6% ↑
Age: 2.25 days
14 January 2024 Moon Phase
Waxing crescent
Visible: 13% ↑
Age: 3.38 days
15 January 2024 Moon Phase
Waxing crescent
Visible: 22% ↑
Age: 4.50 days
16 January 2024 Moon Phase
Waxing crescent
Visible: 32% ↑
Age: 5.60 days
17 January 2024 Moon Phase
First quarter
Visible: 43% ↑
Age: 6.68 days
18 January 2024 Moon Phase
First quarter
Visible: 54% ↑
Age: 7.73 days
19 January 2024 Moon Phase
First quarter
Visible: 65% ↑
Age: 8.76 days
20 January 2024 Moon Phase
Waxing gibbous
Visible: 75% ↑
Age: 9.76 days
21 January 2024 Moon Phase
Waxing gibbous
Visible: 83% ↑
Age: 10.75 days
22 January 2024 Moon Phase
Waxing gibbous
Visible: 90% ↑
Age: 11.72 days
23 January 2024 Moon Phase
Waxing gibbous
Visible: 96% ↑
Age: 12.67 days
24 January 2024 Moon Phase
Full moon
Visible: 99% ↑
Age: 13.61 days
25 January 2024 Moon Phase
Full moon
Visible: 100%
Age: 14.54 days
26 January 2024 Moon Phase
Full moon
Visible: 100% ↓
Age: 15.45 days
27 January 2024 Moon Phase
Waning gibbous
Visible: 98% ↓
Age: 16.35 days
28 January 2024 Moon Phase
Waning gibbous
Visible: 94% ↓
Age: 17.25 days
29 January 2024 Moon Phase
Waning gibbous
Visible: 88% ↓
Age: 18.13 days
30 January 2024 Moon Phase
Waning gibbous
Visible: 81% ↓
Age: 19.02 days
30 January 2024 Moon Phase
Waning gibbous
Visible: 73% ↓
Age: 19.91 days
About Moon Calendar
About the lunar calendar Above is a calendar of moon phases for January 202 . Also available is the name of the current phase, the approximate percentage of the moon’s surface visible from Earth, and the moon’s age (in days). Moon photos courtesy of NASA and Goddard Space Flight Center’s Science Visualization Studio.
What is meant by a moon phase?
The meaning of moon phase is the portion of the moon that you can see from Earth on any given night is called the “Moon Phase”. As the moon orbits around the Earth, sun-light is reflected off the moon’s surface and that light reaches us on Earth.
The moon phase depends on where the moon is in its orbit.
Do moon phases affect us?
According to NASA, the lunar-cycle has an impact on human reproduction, in particular fertility, birth rate and menstruation. Melatonin-levels are visible to correlate with the menstrual cycle.
How many Moon phases are there?
The Moon displays these 8 phases one after the other as the moon moves through its cycle each month.
It takes 27 days for the Moon to orbit Earth. So, the Moon’s cycle is 27 days long.
What Are the Moon’s Phases?
The Eight Moon Phases:
🌑 New: Here, you cannot see the Moon when it is a new moon.
🌒 Waxing Crescent: You can see the waxing crescent phase in the Northern Hemisphere, as a thin crescent of light on the right.
🌓 First Quarter: You can see the first quarter phase as a half moon.
🌔 Waxing Gibbous: The waxing gibbous moon phase is between a half moon and full moon status. Waxing means it is getting bigger.
🌕 Full: The Moon completely illuminated during full moons.
🌖 Waning Gibbous: It is between a full moon and a half moon. Waning means it is getting smaller.
🌗 Third Quarter: You can see the third quarter moon as a half moon, too and it is the opposite half as illuminated in the first quarter moon.
🌘 Waning Crescent: You can see the waning crescent in the Northern Hemisphere, as a thin crescent of light on the left.
The Moon will display in the forms these eight phases one after the other as it moves through its cycle each month.
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