New Moon January 2031
The January new moon brings the darkest nights of the month, from January 18 to January 26. Times convert to your time zone (showing UTC).
Exact new moon (showing UTC)
- Moonless evenings
- Jan 18 to Jan 26
- Distance
- 361,105 km
- Type
- Average
What to do with the dark nights
With the Moon out of the sky, January's moonless window is the month's best chance for the Milky Way, faint galaxies and nebulae, and any meteor shower that falls inside it. The evenings just after new moon add a bonus: a thin young crescent low in the west after sunset, often with earthshine glowing on its dark side. See what else is happening this month on the astronomical events calendar.
All moon phases in January 2031
| Phase | Date and time (UTC) |
|---|---|
| Full Moon | |
| Last Quarter | |
| New Moon | |
| First Quarter |
See the whole month day by day on the moon phases calendar for your city.