Waxing · 84.0% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 24°
Moon age
10.2days
Moon phase on January 2, 2042Waxing Gibbous
On Thursday, January 2, 2042, the Moon will be a Waxing Gibbous: 84.0% of its visible face lit, 10.2 days after the new moon and growing each night.
84.0%Illumination at noon UTC
10.2 dMoon age
378,259 km235,039 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (25°)
31.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 2, 2042 is on Monday, January 6, 2042 at 08:54 UTC, 4 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, December 23, 2041 at 08:06 UTC, 10 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Monday, December 30, 2041 | 03:46 |
| Full Moon (after) | Monday, January 6, 2042 | 08:54 |
The Moon around January 2
More about this date
Thursday, January 2, 2042 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 23, 2041 to the new moon of January 21, 2042, a cycle of 29.52 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in January 2042, or the whole moon calendar 2042.
- The same date one year apart: 2041 · 2043.
- 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.