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The Moon on Tuesday, January 31, 1961: Full Moon, 100% lit

Waxing · 99.9% lit · ♌︎ Leo 08°

Full Moon at

18:47UTC

Moon phase on January 31, 1961Full Moon

Tuesday 31 January 1961406,066 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Tuesday, January 31, 1961, the Moon was a Full Moon: 99.9% of its visible face lit, 14.6 days after the new moon and at its fullest. The exact Full Moon happened at .

99.9%Illumination at noon UTC
14.6 dMoon age
406,066 km252,318 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (8°)
29.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
FullWhole disc lit

Full moon

This is the Wolf Moon, 405,863 km from Earth. MicromoonBlue Moon (monthly)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to January 31, 1961 is on Tuesday, January 31, 1961 at 18:47 UTC, the same day, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, January 16, 1961 at 21:30 UTC, 15 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
First Quarter (before)Monday, January 23, 196116:14
Full Moon (this day)Tuesday, January 31, 196118:47
Last Quarter (after)Wednesday, February 8, 196116:49

The Moon around January 31

More about this date

Tuesday, January 31, 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.