Waning · 86.0% lit · ♌︎ Leo 29°
Moon age
19.1days
Moon phase on January 6, 1942Waning Gibbous
On Tuesday, January 6, 1942, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 86.0% of its visible face lit, 19.1 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
86.0%Illumination at noon UTC
19.1 dMoon age
389,197 km241,836 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (30°)
30.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 6, 1942 is on Friday, January 2, 1942 at 15:42 UTC, 4 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, January 16, 1942 at 21:32 UTC, 10 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Friday, January 2, 1942 | 15:42 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Saturday, January 10, 1942 | 06:05 |
The Moon around January 6
More about this date
Tuesday, January 6, 1942 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 18, 1941 to the new moon of January 16, 1942, a cycle of 29.47 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in January 1942, or the whole moon calendar 1942.
- The same date one year apart: 1941 · 1943.
- 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.