Waxing · 1.4% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 15°
Moon age
1.1days
Moon phase on January 23, 1947Waxing Crescent
On Thursday, January 23, 1947, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 1.4% of its visible face lit, 1.1 days after the new moon and growing each night.
1.4%Illumination at noon UTC
1.1 dMoon age
399,860 km248,461 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (15°)
29.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 23, 1947 is on Wednesday, February 5, 1947 at 15:50 UTC, 13 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, January 22, 1947 at 08:34 UTC, 1 day earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Wednesday, January 22, 1947 | 08:34 |
| First Quarter (after) | Thursday, January 30, 1947 | 00:07 |
The Moon around January 23
More about this date
Thursday, January 23, 1947 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of January 22, 1947 to the new moon of February 21, 1947, a cycle of 29.73 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.