Waning · 67.6% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 22°
Moon age
21.1days
Moon phase on January 3, 2013Waning Gibbous
On Thursday, January 3, 2013, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 67.6% of its visible face lit, 21.1 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
67.6%Illumination at noon UTC
21.1 dMoon age
385,038 km239,252 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (23°)
31.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 3, 2013 is on Friday, December 28, 2012 at 10:21 UTC, 6 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, January 11, 2013 at 19:44 UTC, 8 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Friday, December 28, 2012 | 10:21 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Saturday, January 5, 2013 | 03:58 |
The Moon around January 3
More about this date
Thursday, January 3, 2013 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 13, 2012 to the new moon of January 11, 2013, a cycle of 29.46 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in January 2013, or the whole moon calendar 2013.
- The same date one year apart: 2012 · 2014.
- 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.