Waning · 47.6% lit · ♎︎ Libra 14°
Last Quarter at
05:31UTC
Moon phase on January 2, 2016Last Quarter
On Saturday, January 2, 2016, the Moon was a Last Quarter: 47.6% of its visible face lit, 22.1 days after the new moon and shrinking each night. The exact Last Quarter happened at .
47.6%Illumination at noon UTC
22.1 dMoon age
404,265 km251,199 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (14°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 2, 2016 is on Friday, December 25, 2015 at 11:12 UTC, 8 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, January 10, 2016 at 01:31 UTC, 8 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Friday, December 25, 2015 | 11:12 |
| Last Quarter (this day) | Saturday, January 2, 2016 | 05:31 |
| New Moon (after) | Sunday, January 10, 2016 | 01:31 |
The Moon around January 2
More about this date
Saturday, January 2, 2016 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 11, 2015 to the new moon of January 10, 2016, a cycle of 29.63 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in January 2016, or the whole moon calendar 2016.
- The same date one year apart: 2015 · 2017.
- 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.