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Today Moon Phase 22 January 2023

By Astrologer on January 22, 2023 0

The Today Moon Phase 22 January 2023 is the Waning Crescent phase. In this article you will get what today is the moon 22 January 2023 Sunday and that name, the moon illumination percentage and the age of the moon.

Waning Crescent Phase

The Moon phase for January 22 2023 is Waning Crescent. This is the first phase of the moon after the period of the New Moon. Because the January new moon happens on the date of January 21 2023.

Moon Phase 22 January 2023 – Moon Age

January 22nd 2023 Moon phase is the Waning Crescent phase.

On this day, the moon age is 0.54 days and the illuminated percentage is 0.31%. Earth’s approximate distance to the moon is 356777.54 km and the sign of moon is Aquarius.

Moon Phase 22 January 2023

Waning Crescent Phase

The Waning Crescent Moon Phase is the intermediate phase. It is near the New Moon and after the Third Quarter.

The waning crescent occurs when the moon illumination decreases from 49.9% to 0.1%. This is the intermediate phase between the third quarter and the New Moon.

The name of the crescent refers to its shape. In this moon phase it looks like a banana or boat. 

Waning Gibbous Phase – Moon Phase 22 January 2023

The waning gibbous phase moon will rise after the daily sunset in the direction of East, It will transit to the meridian place after midnight and after sunrise in the west.

During this waning gibbous phase the illumination of the moon will go down from the 99 percent to 50.1 percent. The moon phase starts after the Full Moon has passed, but it is difficult to calculate and also differentiate the first stage of the moon Waning Gibbous Moon from the 99% illumination of the Full Moon.

The word Gibbous, which was used in the 14th century, comes from the latin word. Gibbous means humpbacked.

The 8 Lunar Phases – Moon Phase 22 January 2023

There are a total of 8 lunar phases. 4 major lunar phases and 4 minor lunar phases.

4 Major Lunar Phases

Full Moon

New Moon

First Quarter

Last Quarter

4 Minor Lunar Phases

Waning Gibbous

Waning Crescent

Waxing Gibbous

Waxing Crescent

The upcoming moon phases of the January is

Last Quarter Moon phase

New Moon Phase

First Quarter Moon Phase

The Last Quarter moon phase will come on 15th January 2023.

The New Moon in January will come on 21st January 2023.

The First Quarter Moon Phase will come on 28th January 2023.

These are all the important Moon phases in the month of January 2023.

Thanks for Reading “Moon Phase 22 January 2023“.

Also Read:

Full Moon January 2023

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