Waning · 85.5% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 00°
Moon age
19.2days
Moon phase on January 6, 2056Waning Gibbous
On Thursday, January 6, 2056, the Moon will be a Waning Gibbous: 85.5% of its visible face lit, 19.2 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
85.5%Illumination at noon UTC
19.2 dMoon age
374,272 km232,562 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (1°)
31.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 6, 2056 is on Sunday, January 2, 2056 at 22:06 UTC, 4 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, January 16, 2056 at 22:11 UTC, 10 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Sunday, January 2, 2056 | 22:06 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Sunday, January 9, 2056 | 23:14 |
The Moon around January 6
More about this date
Thursday, January 6, 2056 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 18, 2055 to the new moon of January 16, 2056, a cycle of 29.58 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in January 2056, or the whole moon calendar 2056.
- The same date one year apart: 2055 · 2057.
- 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.