Waxing · 58.5% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 13°
Moon age
7.6days
Moon phase on January 24, 1961Waxing Gibbous
On Tuesday, January 24, 1961, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 58.5% of its visible face lit, 7.6 days after the new moon and growing each night.
58.5%Illumination at noon UTC
7.6 dMoon age
391,535 km243,289 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (14°)
30.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 24, 1961 is on Tuesday, January 31, 1961 at 18:47 UTC, 7 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, January 16, 1961 at 21:30 UTC, 8 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Monday, January 23, 1961 | 16:14 |
| Full Moon (after) | Tuesday, January 31, 1961 | 18:47 |
The Moon around January 24
More about this date
Tuesday, January 24, 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.