Waning · 0.1% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 15°
New Moon at
12:35UTC
Moon phase on January 6, 1962New Moon
On Saturday, January 6, 1962, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.1% of its visible face lit, 29.5 days after the new moon and between the Earth and the Sun, so it is not visible. The exact New Moon happened at .
0.1%Illumination at noon UTC
29.5 dMoon age
365,984 km227,412 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (15°)
32.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 6, 1962 is on Saturday, January 20, 1962 at 18:17 UTC, 14 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, January 6, 1962 at 12:35 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Saturday, December 30, 1961 | 03:57 |
| New Moon (this day) | Saturday, January 6, 1962 | 12:35 |
| First Quarter (after) | Saturday, January 13, 1962 | 05:01 |
The Moon around January 6
More about this date
Saturday, January 6, 1962 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 7, 1961 to the new moon of January 6, 1962, a cycle of 29.53 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in January 1962, or the whole moon calendar 1962.
- The same date one year apart: 1961 · 1963.
- 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.