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The Moon on Thursday, January 26, 1961: Waxing Gibbous, 77% lit

Waxing · 76.8% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 08°

Moon age

9.6days

Moon phase on January 26, 1961Waxing Gibbous

Thursday 26 January 1961400,056 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Thursday, January 26, 1961, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 76.8% of its visible face lit, 9.6 days after the new moon and growing each night.

76.8%Illumination at noon UTC
9.6 dMoon age
400,056 km248,583 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (9°)
29.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to January 26, 1961 is on Tuesday, January 31, 1961 at 18:47 UTC, 5 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, January 16, 1961 at 21:30 UTC, 10 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
First Quarter (before)Monday, January 23, 196116:14
Full Moon (after)Tuesday, January 31, 196118:47

The Moon around January 26

More about this date

Thursday, January 26, 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.