Waning · 9.0% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 05°
Moon age
26.8days
Moon phase on January 1, 2011Waning Crescent
On Saturday, January 1, 2011, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 9.0% of its visible face lit, 26.8 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
9.0%Illumination at noon UTC
26.8 dMoon age
380,785 km236,609 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (6°)
31.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 1, 2011 is on Tuesday, December 21, 2010 at 08:14 UTC, 11 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, January 4, 2011 at 09:03 UTC, 3 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Tuesday, December 28, 2010 | 04:19 |
| New Moon (after) | Tuesday, January 4, 2011 | 09:03 |
The Moon around January 1
More about this date
Saturday, January 1, 2011 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 5, 2010 to the new moon of January 4, 2011, a cycle of 29.64 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in January 2011, or the whole moon calendar 2011.
- The same date one year apart: 2010 · 2012.
- 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.