Waning · 49.0% lit · ♎︎ Libra 17°
Last Quarter at
09:37UTC
Moon phase on January 6, 2021Last Quarter
On Wednesday, January 6, 2021, the Moon was a Last Quarter: 49.0% of its visible face lit, 22.8 days after the new moon and shrinking each night. The exact Last Quarter happened at .
49.0%Illumination at noon UTC
22.8 dMoon age
371,167 km230,632 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (18°)
32.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 6, 2021 is on Wednesday, December 30, 2020 at 03:28 UTC, 7 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, January 13, 2021 at 05:00 UTC, 7 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Wednesday, December 30, 2020 | 03:28 |
| Last Quarter (this day) | Wednesday, January 6, 2021 | 09:37 |
| New Moon (after) | Wednesday, January 13, 2021 | 05:00 |
The Moon around January 6
More about this date
Wednesday, January 6, 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.