Waxing · 92.5% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 10°
Moon age
11.4days
Moon phase on January 2, 2015Waxing Gibbous
On Friday, January 2, 2015, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 92.5% of its visible face lit, 11.4 days after the new moon and growing each night.
92.5%Illumination at noon UTC
11.4 dMoon age
388,616 km241,475 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (10°)
30.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 2, 2015 is on Monday, January 5, 2015 at 04:54 UTC, 3 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, December 22, 2014 at 01:36 UTC, 11 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Sunday, December 28, 2014 | 18:32 |
| Full Moon (after) | Monday, January 5, 2015 | 04:54 |
The Moon around January 2
More about this date
Friday, January 2, 2015 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 22, 2014 to the new moon of January 20, 2015, a cycle of 29.48 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in January 2015, or the whole moon calendar 2015.
- The same date one year apart: 2014 · 2016.
- 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.