Waxing · 72.8% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 12°
Moon age
9.0days
Moon phase on January 6, 1952Waxing Gibbous
On Sunday, January 6, 1952, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 72.8% of its visible face lit, 9.0 days after the new moon and growing each night.
72.8%Illumination at noon UTC
9.0 dMoon age
395,038 km245,465 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (12°)
30.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 6, 1952 is on Saturday, January 12, 1952 at 04:55 UTC, 6 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, December 28, 1951 at 11:43 UTC, 9 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Friday, January 4, 1952 | 04:42 |
| Full Moon (after) | Saturday, January 12, 1952 | 04:55 |
The Moon around January 6
More about this date
Sunday, January 6, 1952 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 28, 1951 to the new moon of January 26, 1952, a cycle of 29.45 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in January 1952, or the whole moon calendar 1952.
- The same date one year apart: 1951 · 1953.
- 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.