Waning · 60.5% lit · ♎︎ Libra 04°
Moon age
21.0days
Moon phase on January 6, 2010Waning Gibbous
On Wednesday, January 6, 2010, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 60.5% of its visible face lit, 21.0 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
60.5%Illumination at noon UTC
21.0 dMoon age
374,080 km232,443 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (4°)
31.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 6, 2010 is on Thursday, December 31, 2009 at 19:13 UTC, 6 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, January 15, 2010 at 07:12 UTC, 9 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Thursday, December 31, 2009 | 19:13 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Thursday, January 7, 2010 | 10:40 |
The Moon around January 6
More about this date
Wednesday, January 6, 2010 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 16, 2009 to the new moon of January 15, 2010, a cycle of 29.80 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in January 2010, or the whole moon calendar 2010.
- The same date one year apart: 2009 · 2011.
- 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.