Waxing · 78.2% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 29°
Moon age
11.1days
Moon phase on January 15, 2011Waxing Gibbous
On Saturday, January 15, 2011, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 78.2% of its visible face lit, 11.1 days after the new moon and growing each night.
78.2%Illumination at noon UTC
11.1 dMoon age
388,379 km241,327 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (29°)
30.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 15, 2011 is on Wednesday, January 19, 2011 at 21:22 UTC, 4 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, January 4, 2011 at 09:03 UTC, 11 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Wednesday, January 12, 2011 | 11:32 |
| Full Moon (after) | Wednesday, January 19, 2011 | 21:22 |
The Moon around January 15
More about this date
Saturday, January 15, 2011 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of January 4, 2011 to the new moon of February 3, 2011, a cycle of 29.73 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.
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