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The Moon on Monday, January 6, 2031: Waxing Gibbous, 95% lit

Waxing · 95.5% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 21°

Moon age

12.8days

Moon phase on January 6, 2031Waxing Gibbous

Monday 6 January 2031406,156 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Monday, January 6, 2031, the Moon will be a Waxing Gibbous: 95.5% of its visible face lit, 12.8 days after the new moon and growing each night.

95.5%Illumination at noon UTC
12.8 dMoon age
406,156 km252,374 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (21°)
29.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to January 6, 2031 is on Wednesday, January 8, 2031 at 18:26 UTC, 2 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, December 24, 2030 at 17:32 UTC, 13 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
First Quarter (before)Tuesday, December 31, 203013:36
Full Moon (after)Wednesday, January 8, 203118:26

The Moon around January 6

More about this date

Monday, January 6, 2031 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 24, 2030 to the new moon of January 23, 2031, a cycle of 29.46 days.