Waxing · 37.8% lit · ♈︎ Aries 17°
Moon age
5.6days
Moon phase on January 22, 1961Waxing Crescent
On Sunday, January 22, 1961, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 37.8% of its visible face lit, 5.6 days after the new moon and growing each night.
37.8%Illumination at noon UTC
5.6 dMoon age
380,046 km236,149 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (18°)
31.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 22, 1961 is on Tuesday, January 31, 1961 at 18:47 UTC, 9 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, January 16, 1961 at 21:30 UTC, 6 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Monday, January 16, 1961 | 21:30 |
| First Quarter (after) | Monday, January 23, 1961 | 16:14 |
The Moon around January 22
More about this date
Sunday, January 22, 1961 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of January 16, 1961 to the new moon of February 15, 1961, a cycle of 29.44 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.