Waning · 1.8% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 29°
Moon age
28.4days
Moon phase on January 5, 1943Waning Crescent
On Tuesday, January 5, 1943, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 1.8% of its visible face lit, 28.4 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
1.8%Illumination at noon UTC
28.4 dMoon age
357,665 km222,243 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (30°)
33.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 5, 1943 is on Tuesday, December 22, 1942 at 15:03 UTC, 14 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, January 6, 1943 at 12:38 UTC, 1 day later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Wednesday, December 30, 1942 | 18:37 |
| New Moon (after) | Wednesday, January 6, 1943 | 12:38 |
The Moon around January 5
More about this date
Tuesday, January 5, 1943 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 8, 1942 to the new moon of January 6, 1943, a cycle of 29.44 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in January 1943, or the whole moon calendar 1943.
- The same date one year apart: 1942 · 1944.
- 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.