Waxing · 20.4% lit · ♓︎ Pisces 24°
Moon age
4.6days
Moon phase on January 21, 2056Waxing Crescent
On Friday, January 21, 2056, the Moon will be a Waxing Crescent: 20.4% of its visible face lit, 4.6 days after the new moon and growing each night.
20.4%Illumination at noon UTC
4.6 dMoon age
400,324 km248,749 mi from Earth
♓︎ PiscesMoon sign (25°)
29.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 21, 2056 is on Tuesday, February 1, 2056 at 12:36 UTC, 11 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, January 16, 2056 at 22:11 UTC, 5 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Sunday, January 16, 2056 | 22:11 |
| First Quarter (after) | Monday, January 24, 2056 | 20:21 |
The Moon around January 21
More about this date
Friday, January 21, 2056 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of January 16, 2056 to the new moon of February 15, 2056, a cycle of 29.66 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.