Waning · 82.7% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 01°
Moon age
18.1days
Moon phase on January 2, 2078Waning Gibbous
On Sunday, January 2, 2078, the Moon will be a Waning Gibbous: 82.7% of its visible face lit, 18.1 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
82.7%Illumination at noon UTC
18.1 dMoon age
395,400 km245,690 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (1°)
30.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 2, 2078 is on Wednesday, December 29, 2077 at 10:45 UTC, 4 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, January 14, 2078 at 01:14 UTC, 12 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Wednesday, December 29, 2077 | 10:45 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Thursday, January 6, 2078 | 05:05 |
The Moon around January 2
More about this date
Sunday, January 2, 2078 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 15, 2077 to the new moon of January 14, 2078, a cycle of 29.63 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in January 2078, or the whole moon calendar 2078.
- The same date one year apart: 2077 · 2079.
- 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.