Waning · 66.5% lit · ♎︎ Libra 02°
Moon age
20.0days
Moon phase on January 12, 1947Waning Gibbous
On Sunday, January 12, 1947, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 66.5% of its visible face lit, 20.0 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
66.5%Illumination at noon UTC
20.0 dMoon age
383,489 km238,289 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (2°)
31.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 12, 1947 is on Tuesday, January 7, 1947 at 04:47 UTC, 5 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, January 22, 1947 at 08:34 UTC, 10 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Tuesday, January 7, 1947 | 04:47 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Tuesday, January 14, 1947 | 02:56 |
The Moon around January 12
More about this date
Sunday, January 12, 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.