Waning · 89.3% lit · ♌︎ Leo 23°
Moon age
18.1days
Moon phase on January 5, 1961Waning Gibbous
On Thursday, January 5, 1961, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 89.3% of its visible face lit, 18.1 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
89.3%Illumination at noon UTC
18.1 dMoon age
404,886 km251,584 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (23°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 5, 1961 is on Sunday, January 1, 1961 at 23:06 UTC, 4 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, January 16, 1961 at 21:30 UTC, 11 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Sunday, January 1, 1961 | 23:06 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Tuesday, January 10, 1961 | 03:02 |
The Moon around January 5
More about this date
Thursday, January 5, 1961 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 18, 1960 to the new moon of January 16, 1961, a cycle of 29.45 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in January 1961, or the whole moon calendar 1961.
- The same date one year apart: 1960 · 1962.
- 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.