On Thursday, January 24, 1974 the Moon was in its waxing crescent phase, with 2% of its disk illuminated and an age of 1.2 days since the last new moon. A thin lit sliver appears low in the western sky just after sunset and sets shortly after the Sun.
Moon data for this date
| Phase | 🌒 Waxing Crescent |
|---|---|
| Illumination | 2% |
| Moon age | 1.2 days |
| Day of the week | Thursday |
| Last new moon | January 23, 1974 at 08:02 |
| Next full moon | February 6, 1974 at 20:24 (in 13.4 days) |
| Next new moon | February 22, 1974 at 02:34 (in 28.6 days) |
The Moon on the surrounding days
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About the waxing crescent
A thin lit sliver appears low in the western sky just after sunset and sets shortly after the Sun. The phase name comes from the Moon's position in its 29.53-day cycle: on January 24, 1974 it had completed 4% of the cycle that began with the new moon on January 23, 1974.
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