Waxing · 85.6% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 15°
Moon age
10.4days
Moon phase on January 20, 2016Waxing Gibbous
On Wednesday, January 20, 2016, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 85.6% of its visible face lit, 10.4 days after the new moon and growing each night.
85.6%Illumination at noon UTC
10.4 dMoon age
376,491 km233,940 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (15°)
31.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 20, 2016 is on Sunday, January 24, 2016 at 01:46 UTC, 4 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, January 10, 2016 at 01:31 UTC, 10 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Saturday, January 16, 2016 | 23:26 |
| Full Moon (after) | Sunday, January 24, 2016 | 01:46 |
The Moon around January 20
More about this date
Wednesday, January 20, 2016 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of January 10, 2016 to the new moon of February 8, 2016, a cycle of 29.55 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.
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- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.