Waning · 71.8% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 15°
Moon age
20.4days
Moon phase on January 1, 2005Waning Gibbous
On Saturday, January 1, 2005, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 71.8% of its visible face lit, 20.4 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
71.8%Illumination at noon UTC
20.4 dMoon age
397,750 km247,151 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (15°)
30.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 1, 2005 is on Sunday, December 26, 2004 at 15:07 UTC, 6 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, January 10, 2005 at 12:03 UTC, 9 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Sunday, December 26, 2004 | 15:07 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Monday, January 3, 2005 | 17:46 |
The Moon around January 1
More about this date
Saturday, January 1, 2005 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 12, 2004 to the new moon of January 10, 2005, a cycle of 29.44 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in January 2005, or the whole moon calendar 2005.
- The same date one year apart: 2004 · 2006.
- 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.