Waxing · 82.7% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 29°
Moon age
10.7days
Moon phase on January 9, 1960Waxing Gibbous
On Saturday, January 9, 1960, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 82.7% of its visible face lit, 10.7 days after the new moon and growing each night.
82.7%Illumination at noon UTC
10.7 dMoon age
405,461 km251,942 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (29°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 9, 1960 is on Wednesday, January 13, 1960 at 23:51 UTC, 4 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, December 29, 1959 at 19:09 UTC, 11 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Tuesday, January 5, 1960 | 18:53 |
| Full Moon (after) | Wednesday, January 13, 1960 | 23:51 |
The Moon around January 9
More about this date
Saturday, January 9, 1960 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 29, 1959 to the new moon of January 28, 1960, a cycle of 29.46 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in January 1960, or the whole moon calendar 1960.
- The same date one year apart: 1959 · 1961.
- 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.