Waning · 10.0% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 09°
Moon age
26.8days
Moon phase on January 6, 1997Waning Crescent
On Monday, January 6, 1997, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 10.0% of its visible face lit, 26.8 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
10.0%Illumination at noon UTC
26.8 dMoon age
371,680 km230,951 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (10°)
32.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 6, 1997 is on Tuesday, December 24, 1996 at 20:41 UTC, 13 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, January 9, 1997 at 04:26 UTC, 3 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Thursday, January 2, 1997 | 01:45 |
| New Moon (after) | Thursday, January 9, 1997 | 04:26 |
The Moon around January 6
More about this date
Monday, January 6, 1997 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 10, 1996 to the new moon of January 9, 1997, a cycle of 29.48 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in January 1997, or the whole moon calendar 1997.
- The same date one year apart: 1996 · 1998.
- 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.