Moon Phases January 2014 in Itami, Japan

Itami, Hyōgo, Japan

Daily moon phases, illumination, moonrise and moonset for Itami, in local time (Asia/Tokyo). Next full moon: Wolf Moon on Thursday, January 16.

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Itami · Wednesday, January 1, 2014

New Moon

Illumination: 0.3%
Moon age: 29.1 days
Distance: 357,488 km
Moonrise: 06:22
Moonset: 16:56
Highest: 11:38

New Moon at 20:14. Next: New Moon on Wed, Jan 1 at 20:14. Wolf Moon in 15 days.

At new moon the Moon lies between Earth and the Sun, and the side facing us is unlit. It rises and sets with the Sun, so it cannot be seen except during a solar eclipse.

Click any day in the calendar or pick a date above to see its details here.

1 Wed

New Moon 20:14

Rise: 06:22
Set: 16:56

2 Thu

Waxing Crescent 1%

Rise: 07:19
Set: 18:06

3 Fri

Waxing Crescent 4%

Rise: 08:10
Set: 19:17

4 Sat

Waxing Crescent 11%

Rise: 08:55
Set: 20:27

5 Sun

Waxing Crescent 19%

Rise: 09:36
Set: 21:34

6 Mon

Waxing Crescent 29%

Rise: 10:14
Set: 22:39

7 Tue

Waxing Crescent 39%

Rise: 10:50
Set: 23:42

8 Wed

First Quarter 12:39

Rise: 11:26
Set: —

9 Thu

Waxing Gibbous 60%

Rise: 12:03
Set: 00:42

10 Fri

Waxing Gibbous 70%

Rise: 12:41
Set: 01:41

11 Sat

Waxing Gibbous 78%

Rise: 13:22
Set: 02:38

12 Sun

Waxing Gibbous 86%

Rise: 14:05
Set: 03:32

13 Mon

Waxing Gibbous 92%

Rise: 14:52
Set: 04:24

14 Tue

Waxing Gibbous 96%

Rise: 15:41
Set: 05:12

15 Wed

Waxing Gibbous 99%

Rise: 16:33
Set: 05:57

16 Thu

Wolf Moon 13:52

Rise: 17:26
Set: 06:38

17 Fri

Waning Gibbous 99%

Rise: 18:19
Set: 07:16

18 Sat

Waning Gibbous 97%

Rise: 19:13
Set: 07:51

19 Sun

Waning Gibbous 92%

Rise: 20:08
Set: 08:24

20 Mon

Waning Gibbous 87%

Rise: 21:03
Set: 08:56

21 Tue

Waning Gibbous 79%

Rise: 21:58
Set: 09:27

22 Wed

Waning Gibbous 71%

Rise: 22:55
Set: 09:59

23 Thu

Waning Gibbous 61%

Rise: 23:54
Set: 10:33

24 Fri

Last Quarter 14:19

Rise: —
Set: 11:10

25 Sat

Waning Crescent 41%

Rise: 00:55
Set: 11:51

26 Sun

Waning Crescent 30%

Rise: 01:57
Set: 12:38

27 Mon

Waning Crescent 20%

Rise: 03:00
Set: 13:32

28 Tue

Waning Crescent 12%

Rise: 04:01
Set: 14:33

29 Wed

Waning Crescent 5%

Rise: 05:00
Set: 15:39

30 Thu

Waning Crescent 1%

Rise: 05:54
Set: 16:50

31 Fri

New Moon 06:38

Rise: 06:43
Set: 18:01

Times are local to Itami (Asia/Tokyo). A dash means the moon does not rise or set on that date.

Moon phases in January 2014

Phase	Local date and time	UTC
New Moon	Wed, Jan 1 at 20:14	Jan 1, 11:14
First Quarter	Wed, Jan 8 at 12:39	Jan 8, 03:39
Full Moon · Wolf Moon	Thu, Jan 16 at 13:52	Jan 16, 04:52
Last Quarter	Fri, Jan 24 at 14:19	Jan 24, 05:19
New Moon	Fri, Jan 31 at 06:38	Jan 30, 21:38

About the New Moon

At new moon the Moon lies between Earth and the Sun, and the side facing us is unlit. It rises and sets with the Sun, so it cannot be seen except during a solar eclipse. The new moon is the reference point of the lunar month: the Moon's age is counted in days from this instant, and 29.53 days later the cycle repeats.

Because the sky is free of moonlight all night, the nights around new moon are the best of the month for the Milky Way, faint deep-sky objects and meteor showers.

Lore and folklore

Many cultures began their months at the first sighting of the thin crescent after new moon; the Islamic, Hebrew and traditional Chinese calendars still do. In folklore the dark of the moon was a time for endings and beginnings: seeds planted, debts settled, hair cut so it would grow back thick.

A wish made at the first glimpse of the new crescent was said to come true, and turning the silver coins in your pocket at that moment invited money to follow.

Trivia

The exact instant of new moon is the same everywhere on Earth; only the clock time differs.
Two new moons in one calendar month are sometimes called a Black Moon, the dark twin of the Blue Moon.
Solar eclipses can only happen at new moon, but most new moons pass above or below the Sun because the Moon's orbit is tilted about 5 degrees.
The 'old moon in the new moon's arms', a faint glow on the dark part of a young crescent, is earthshine: sunlight reflected off Earth.

Select any day in the calendar to read about its phase.

This month's full moon: the Wolf Moon

The first full moon of the year, named for the wolves heard howling through the long, cold January nights.

The name is usually traced to Native American and early colonial almanacs, which tied each full moon to what was happening in nature. Midwinter hunger and mating season made wolves unusually vocal in January. Other names for the same moon include the Old Moon, Ice Moon and, in some Anglo-Saxon traditions, the Moon after Yule.

Lore

In parts of Europe the January moon was the Moon after Yule, and in Celtic tradition the Quiet Moon, a time for staying close to the hearth. The howling wolves of the name were once a real winter hazard in North America and Europe, and the name kept that memory alive long after the wolves were gone.

Trivia

The Wolf Moon is the highest-riding full moon of the year in the northern hemisphere, opposite the low January Sun.
In 2018 the Wolf Moon was a supermoon and the first of two full moons that month, making January 31 a Blue Moon.
Names differ by tradition: the Cree called the January moon the Cold Moon.

All Wolf Moon dates ›

Gardening by the Moon in January 2014

Jan 1 to Jan 7 · Leafy crops: Sow leafy crops and above-ground annuals whose seeds form outside the fruit: lettuce, spinach, cabbage, broccoli, celery, herbs. Transplant seedlings. Mow to encourage growth.
Jan 8 to Jan 15 · Fruiting crops: Sow above-ground crops whose seeds form inside the fruit: beans, peas, tomatoes, peppers, squash, cucumbers, melons. Graft, repot and sow lawns.
Jan 16 to Jan 23 · Root crops: Plant root crops and anything that overwinters: carrots, beets, potatoes, onions, garlic, bulbs, perennials, trees and shrubs. Prune to slow growth.
Jan 24 to Jan 30 · Rest and tend: Rest days for the soil: weed, cultivate, turn compost, harvest crops for storage, prune to discourage regrowth, prepare beds. Avoid sowing.
Jan 31 · Leafy crops: Sow leafy crops and above-ground annuals whose seeds form outside the fruit: lettuce, spinach, cabbage, broccoli, celery, herbs. Transplant seedlings. Mow to encourage growth.

Full planting calendar for January › · How gardening by the moon works

How to read this moon calendar

Each day shows the Moon as it looks from Itami at midday local time, with the illuminated percentage, moonrise and moonset. Days with a principal phase show the exact local time the phase occurs. Because the Moon moves about 50 minutes later each day, roughly once a month there is a date with no moonrise or no moonset at all.

January 2014 calendar

Moon phases in January 2014

About the New Moon

Lore and folklore

Trivia

This month's full moon: the Wolf Moon

Lore

Trivia

Gardening by the Moon in January 2014

How to read this moon calendar

The eight phases of the Moon