Waxing · 71.3% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 06°
Moon age
10.0days
Moon phase on January 2, 1947Waxing Gibbous
On Thursday, January 2, 1947, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 71.3% of its visible face lit, 10.0 days after the new moon and growing each night.
71.3%Illumination at noon UTC
10.0 dMoon age
370,827 km230,421 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (6°)
32.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 2, 1947 is on Tuesday, January 7, 1947 at 04:47 UTC, 5 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, December 23, 1946 at 13:06 UTC, 10 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Tuesday, December 31, 1946 | 12:23 |
| Full Moon (after) | Tuesday, January 7, 1947 | 04:47 |
The Moon around January 2
More about this date
Thursday, January 2, 1947 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 23, 1946 to the new moon of January 22, 1947, a cycle of 29.81 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in January 1947, or the whole moon calendar 1947.
- The same date one year apart: 1946 · 1948.
- 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.