Waning · 96.3% lit · ♌︎ Leo 23°
Moon age
17.1days
Moon phase on January 21, 2011Waning Gibbous
On Friday, January 21, 2011, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 96.3% of its visible face lit, 17.1 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
96.3%Illumination at noon UTC
17.1 dMoon age
362,971 km225,540 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (23°)
32.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 21, 2011 is on Wednesday, January 19, 2011 at 21:22 UTC, 2 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, February 3, 2011 at 02:31 UTC, 13 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Wednesday, January 19, 2011 | 21:22 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Wednesday, January 26, 2011 | 12:57 |
The Moon around January 21
More about this date
Friday, January 21, 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.
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