Waxing · 98.6% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 27°
Moon age
14.1days
Moon phase on January 1, 1942Waxing Gibbous
On Thursday, January 1, 1942, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 98.6% of its visible face lit, 14.1 days after the new moon and growing each night.
98.6%Illumination at noon UTC
14.1 dMoon age
403,375 km250,645 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (28°)
29.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 1, 1942 is on Friday, January 2, 1942 at 15:42 UTC, 1 day later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, December 18, 1941 at 10:18 UTC, 14 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Thursday, December 25, 1941 | 10:44 |
| Full Moon (after) | Friday, January 2, 1942 | 15:42 |
The Moon around January 1
More about this date
Thursday, January 1, 1942 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 18, 1941 to the new moon of January 16, 1942, a cycle of 29.47 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in January 1942, or the whole moon calendar 1942.
- The same date one year apart: 1941 · 1943.
- 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.