Waxing · 99.2% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 05°
Moon age
13.3days
Moon phase on January 6, 1928Waxing Gibbous
On Friday, January 6, 1928, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 99.2% of its visible face lit, 13.3 days after the new moon and growing each night.
99.2%Illumination at noon UTC
13.3 dMoon age
370,391 km230,151 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (5°)
32.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 6, 1928 is on Saturday, January 7, 1928 at 06:08 UTC, 1 day later, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, December 24, 1927 at 04:13 UTC, 13 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Saturday, December 31, 1927 | 11:22 |
| Full Moon (after) | Saturday, January 7, 1928 | 06:08 |
The Moon around January 6
More about this date
Friday, January 6, 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.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in January 1928, or the whole moon calendar 1928.
- The same date one year apart: 1927 · 1929.
- Born on this day? The moon phase on your birthday tool adds your birth time and your moon sign.
- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.