Waxing · 75.8% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 16°
Moon age
10.8days
Moon phase on January 5, 2001Waxing Gibbous
On Friday, January 5, 2001, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 75.8% of its visible face lit, 10.8 days after the new moon and growing each night.
75.8%Illumination at noon UTC
10.8 dMoon age
376,616 km234,018 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (16°)
31.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 5, 2001 is on Tuesday, January 9, 2001 at 20:24 UTC, 4 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, December 25, 2000 at 17:22 UTC, 11 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Tuesday, January 2, 2001 | 22:32 |
| Full Moon (after) | Tuesday, January 9, 2001 | 20:24 |
The Moon around January 5
More about this date
Friday, January 5, 2001 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 25, 2000 to the new moon of January 24, 2001, a cycle of 29.82 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in January 2001, or the whole moon calendar 2001.
- The same date one year apart: 2000 · 2002.
- 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.