Waxing · 86.2% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 12°
Moon age
12.1days
Moon phase on January 16, 2011Waxing Gibbous
On Sunday, January 16, 2011, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 86.2% of its visible face lit, 12.1 days after the new moon and growing each night.
86.2%Illumination at noon UTC
12.1 dMoon age
382,651 km237,768 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (12°)
31.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 16, 2011 is on Wednesday, January 19, 2011 at 21:22 UTC, 3 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, January 4, 2011 at 09:03 UTC, 12 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 16
More about this date
Sunday, January 16, 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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