Waxing · 48.8% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 06°
First Quarter at
15:00UTC
Moon phase on January 28, 1939First Quarter
On Saturday, January 28, 1939, the Moon was a First Quarter: 48.8% of its visible face lit, 7.9 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
48.8%Illumination at noon UTC
7.9 dMoon age
385,344 km239,442 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (6°)
31.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 28, 1939 is on Saturday, February 4, 1939 at 07:55 UTC, 7 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, January 20, 1939 at 13:27 UTC, 8 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Friday, January 20, 1939 | 13:27 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Saturday, January 28, 1939 | 15:00 |
| Full Moon (after) | Saturday, February 4, 1939 | 07:55 |
The Moon around January 28
More about this date
Saturday, January 28, 1939 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of January 20, 1939 to the new moon of February 19, 1939, a cycle of 29.79 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.