Full moons 2023 · Friday · 4 years ago
6 January 2023
Full Moon
100% illuminated and waxing, 14.1 days into the lunar cycle. This full moon is known as the Wolf Moon.
Ephemeris for 6 January 2023 at 12:00 UTC
- Phase
- Full Moon
- Illumination
- 99.7%
- Lunar age
- 14.1 days
- Elongation
- 174.9°
- Distance
- 405,291 km
- Distance (mi)
- 251,836 mi
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Libration lat
- 5.7° S
- Libration lon
- 1.7° E
Moonrise and moonset
| City | Moonrise | Transit | Moonset | Peak altitude |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| London | 15:11 | 00:11 +1 | 08:20 | 65.0° |
| New York | 16:16 | 00:16 +1 | 07:27 | 75.7° |
| Chicago | 16:08 | 00:13 +1 | 07:28 | 74.5° |
| Denver | 16:29 | 00:25 +1 | 07:31 | 76.6° |
| Los Angeles | 16:44 | 00:20 +1 | 07:05 | 82.3° |
| Mexico City | 18:06 | 00:09 | 07:05 | 81.9° |
| São Paulo | 19:04 | 00:23 +1 | 04:50 | 39.0° |
| Berlin | 15:08 | 00:15 +1 | 08:31 | 64.1° |
Somewhere else? The calculator works for any latitude and longitude, including your own.
Phases around this date
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) | From this date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Full Moon | 6 January 2023 | 23:08 | today |
| Last Quarter | 15 January 2023 | 02:11 | in 9 days |
| New Moon | 21 January 2023 | 20:53 | in 15 days |
| First Quarter | 28 January 2023 | 15:19 | in 22 days |