Waning · 6.6% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 08°
Moon age
27.4days
Moon phase on January 27, 2006Waning Crescent
On Friday, January 27, 2006, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 6.6% of its visible face lit, 27.4 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
6.6%Illumination at noon UTC
27.4 dMoon age
365,130 km226,881 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (8°)
32.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 27, 2006 is on Saturday, January 14, 2006 at 09:48 UTC, 13 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, January 29, 2006 at 14:15 UTC, 2 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Sunday, January 22, 2006 | 15:14 |
| New Moon (after) | Sunday, January 29, 2006 | 14:15 |
The Moon around January 27
More about this date
Friday, January 27, 2006 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 31, 2005 to the new moon of January 29, 2006, a cycle of 29.46 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in January 2006, or the whole moon calendar 2006.
- The same date one year apart: 2005 · 2007.
- 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.