Waning · 13.6% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 02°
Moon age
26.1days
Moon phase on January 6, 2016Waning Crescent
On Wednesday, January 6, 2016, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 13.6% of its visible face lit, 26.1 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
13.6%Illumination at noon UTC
26.1 dMoon age
394,859 km245,354 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (3°)
30.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 6, 2016 is on Friday, December 25, 2015 at 11:12 UTC, 12 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, January 10, 2016 at 01:31 UTC, 4 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Saturday, January 2, 2016 | 05:31 |
| New Moon (after) | Sunday, January 10, 2016 | 01:31 |
The Moon around January 6
More about this date
Wednesday, January 6, 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.