Waxing · 84.4% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 24°
Moon age
11.7days
Moon phase on January 2, 1939Waxing Gibbous
On Monday, January 2, 1939, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 84.4% of its visible face lit, 11.7 days after the new moon and growing each night.
84.4%Illumination at noon UTC
11.7 dMoon age
370,983 km230,518 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (25°)
32.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 2, 1939 is on Thursday, January 5, 1939 at 21:30 UTC, 3 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, December 21, 1938 at 18:07 UTC, 12 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Thursday, December 29, 1938 | 22:53 |
| Full Moon (after) | Thursday, January 5, 1939 | 21:30 |
The Moon around January 2
More about this date
Monday, January 2, 1939 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 21, 1938 to the new moon of January 20, 1939, a cycle of 29.81 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in January 1939, or the whole moon calendar 1939.
- The same date one year apart: 1938 · 1940.
- 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.