Waxing · 0.2% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 10°
New Moon at
06:15UTC
Moon phase on January 28, 1960New Moon
On Thursday, January 28, 1960, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.2% of its visible face lit, 29.7 days after the new moon and between the Earth and the Sun, so it is not visible. The exact New Moon happened at .
0.2%Illumination at noon UTC
29.7 dMoon age
365,288 km226,979 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (11°)
32.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 28, 1960 is on Wednesday, January 13, 1960 at 23:51 UTC, 15 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, January 28, 1960 at 06:15 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Thursday, January 21, 1960 | 15:01 |
| New Moon (this day) | Thursday, January 28, 1960 | 06:15 |
| First Quarter (after) | Thursday, February 4, 1960 | 14:26 |
The Moon around January 28
More about this date
Thursday, January 28, 1960 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of January 28, 1960 to the new moon of February 26, 1960, a cycle of 29.51 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.