Moon Phase Jan 12 2024. For optimal auroral viewing, the moon may not disturb because light from the moon can be very bright which causes faint aurora to be barely visible, especially when the. The current moon phase for january 12th, 2024 is the waxing crescent phase.

At 11:00pm et, the face of the moon was 4% illuminated, 1.9 days old, and 6% of the way through the lunar cycle. January 12, 2024 waxing crescent: