Waxing · 78.0% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 15°
Moon age
10.1days
Moon phase on January 2, 2004Waxing Gibbous
On Friday, January 2, 2004, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 78.0% of its visible face lit, 10.1 days after the new moon and growing each night.
78.0%Illumination at noon UTC
10.1 dMoon age
404,784 km251,521 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (15°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 2, 2004 is on Wednesday, January 7, 2004 at 15:40 UTC, 5 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, December 23, 2003 at 09:43 UTC, 10 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Tuesday, December 30, 2003 | 10:04 |
| Full Moon (after) | Wednesday, January 7, 2004 | 15:40 |
The Moon around January 2
More about this date
Friday, January 2, 2004 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 23, 2003 to the new moon of January 21, 2004, a cycle of 29.47 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in January 2004, or the whole moon calendar 2004.
- The same date one year apart: 2003 · 2005.
- 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.