Waxing · 64.2% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 02°
Moon age
9.7days
Moon phase on January 6, 2028Waxing Gibbous
On Thursday, January 6, 2028, the Moon will be a Waxing Gibbous: 64.2% of its visible face lit, 9.7 days after the new moon and growing each night.
64.2%Illumination at noon UTC
9.7 dMoon age
389,564 km242,064 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (2°)
30.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 6, 2028 is on Wednesday, January 12, 2028 at 04:03 UTC, 6 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, December 27, 2027 at 20:12 UTC, 10 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Wednesday, January 5, 2028 | 01:41 |
| Full Moon (after) | Wednesday, January 12, 2028 | 04:03 |
The Moon around January 6
More about this date
Thursday, January 6, 2028 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 27, 2027 to the new moon of January 26, 2028, a cycle of 29.79 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in January 2028, or the whole moon calendar 2028.
- The same date one year apart: 2027 · 2029.
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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.