Waxing · 0.2% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 20°
New Moon at
01:28UTC
Moon phase on January 6, 2019New Moon
On Sunday, January 6, 2019, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.2% of its visible face lit, 0.4 days after the new moon and between the Earth and the Sun, so it is not visible. The exact New Moon happened at .
0.2%Illumination at noon UTC
0.4 dMoon age
403,447 km250,690 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (21°)
29.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 6, 2019 is on Monday, January 21, 2019 at 05:16 UTC, 15 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, January 6, 2019 at 01:28 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Saturday, December 29, 2018 | 09:34 |
| New Moon (this day) | Sunday, January 6, 2019 | 01:28 |
| First Quarter (after) | Monday, January 14, 2019 | 06:46 |
The Moon around January 6
More about this date
Sunday, January 6, 2019 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of January 6, 2019 to the new moon of February 4, 2019, a cycle of 29.82 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in January 2019, or the whole moon calendar 2019.
- The same date one year apart: 2018 · 2020.
- 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.