Waning · 80.2% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 06°
Moon age
19.8days
Moon phase on January 3, 2021Waning Gibbous
On Sunday, January 3, 2021, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 80.2% of its visible face lit, 19.8 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
80.2%Illumination at noon UTC
19.8 dMoon age
378,729 km235,331 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (6°)
31.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 3, 2021 is on Wednesday, December 30, 2020 at 03:28 UTC, 4 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, January 13, 2021 at 05:00 UTC, 10 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Wednesday, December 30, 2020 | 03:28 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Wednesday, January 6, 2021 | 09:37 |
The Moon around January 3
More about this date
Sunday, January 3, 2021 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 14, 2020 to the new moon of January 13, 2021, a cycle of 29.53 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in January 2021, or the whole moon calendar 2021.
- The same date one year apart: 2020 · 2022.
- 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.