Waning · 2.9% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 26°
Moon age
28.1days
Moon phase on January 6, 1951Waning Crescent
On Saturday, January 6, 1951, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 2.9% of its visible face lit, 28.1 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
2.9%Illumination at noon UTC
28.1 dMoon age
359,644 km223,472 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (27°)
33.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 6, 1951 is on Sunday, December 24, 1950 at 10:23 UTC, 13 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, January 7, 1951 at 20:10 UTC, 1 day later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Monday, January 1, 1951 | 05:11 |
| New Moon (after) | Sunday, January 7, 1951 | 20:10 |
The Moon around January 6
More about this date
Saturday, January 6, 1951 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 9, 1950 to the new moon of January 7, 1951, a cycle of 29.45 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in January 1951, or the whole moon calendar 1951.
- The same date one year apart: 1950 · 1952.
- 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.