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The Moon on Wednesday, January 4, 1928: Waxing Gibbous, 90% lit

Waxing · 90.2% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 06°

Moon age

11.3days

Moon phase on January 4, 1928Waxing Gibbous

Wednesday 4 January 1928366,875 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Wednesday, January 4, 1928, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 90.2% of its visible face lit, 11.3 days after the new moon and growing each night.

90.2%Illumination at noon UTC
11.3 dMoon age
366,875 km227,966 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (6°)
32.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to January 4, 1928 is on Saturday, January 7, 1928 at 06:08 UTC, 3 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, December 24, 1927 at 04:13 UTC, 11 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
First Quarter (before)Saturday, December 31, 192711:22
Full Moon (after)Saturday, January 7, 192806:08

The Moon around January 4

More about this date

Wednesday, January 4, 1928 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 24, 1927 to the new moon of January 22, 1928, a cycle of 29.67 days.