Waning · 99.7% lit · ♌︎ Leo 09°
Full Moon at
01:46UTC
Moon phase on January 24, 2016Full Moon
On Sunday, January 24, 2016, the Moon was a Full Moon: 99.7% of its visible face lit, 14.4 days after the new moon and at its fullest. The exact Full Moon happened at .
99.7%Illumination at noon UTC
14.4 dMoon age
389,292 km241,895 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (9°)
30.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
FullWhole disc lit
Full moon
This is the Wolf Moon, 387,693 km from Earth.
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 24, 2016 is on Sunday, January 24, 2016 at 01:46 UTC, the same day, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, January 10, 2016 at 01:31 UTC, 14 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Saturday, January 16, 2016 | 23:26 |
| Full Moon (this day) | Sunday, January 24, 2016 | 01:46 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Monday, February 1, 2016 | 03:28 |
The Moon around January 24
More about this date
Sunday, January 24, 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.
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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.