Waning · 3.1% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 05°
Moon age
28.1days
Moon phase on January 15, 1961Waning Crescent
On Sunday, January 15, 1961, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 3.1% of its visible face lit, 28.1 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
3.1%Illumination at noon UTC
28.1 dMoon age
358,786 km222,939 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (5°)
33.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 15, 1961 is on Sunday, January 1, 1961 at 23:06 UTC, 14 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, January 16, 1961 at 21:30 UTC, 1 day later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Tuesday, January 10, 1961 | 03:02 |
| New Moon (after) | Monday, January 16, 1961 | 21:30 |
The Moon around January 15
More about this date
Sunday, January 15, 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.