Waning · 98.2% lit · ♌︎ Leo 00°
Moon age
15.4days
Moon phase on January 6, 2015Waning Gibbous
On Tuesday, January 6, 2015, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 98.2% of its visible face lit, 15.4 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
98.2%Illumination at noon UTC
15.4 dMoon age
400,791 km249,040 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (0°)
29.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 6, 2015 is on Monday, January 5, 2015 at 04:54 UTC, 1 day earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, January 20, 2015 at 13:14 UTC, 14 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Monday, January 5, 2015 | 04:54 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Tuesday, January 13, 2015 | 09:47 |
The Moon around January 6
More about this date
Tuesday, January 6, 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.