Waxing · 64.4% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 01°
Moon age
8.1days
Moon phase on January 5, 1971Waxing Gibbous
On Tuesday, January 5, 1971, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 64.4% of its visible face lit, 8.1 days after the new moon and growing each night.
64.4%Illumination at noon UTC
8.1 dMoon age
376,020 km233,648 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (1°)
31.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 5, 1971 is on Monday, January 11, 1971 at 13:20 UTC, 6 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, December 28, 1970 at 10:43 UTC, 8 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Monday, January 4, 1971 | 04:55 |
| Full Moon (after) | Monday, January 11, 1971 | 13:20 |
The Moon around January 5
More about this date
Tuesday, January 5, 1971 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 28, 1970 to the new moon of January 26, 1971, a cycle of 29.51 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in January 1971, or the whole moon calendar 1971.
- The same date one year apart: 1970 · 1972.
- 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.