Waxing · 55.6% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 16°
First Quarter at
00:07UTC
Moon phase on January 30, 1947First Quarter
On Thursday, January 30, 1947, the Moon was a First Quarter: 55.6% of its visible face lit, 8.1 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
55.6%Illumination at noon UTC
8.1 dMoon age
373,472 km232,065 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (16°)
32.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 30, 1947 is on Wednesday, February 5, 1947 at 15:50 UTC, 6 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, January 22, 1947 at 08:34 UTC, 8 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Wednesday, January 22, 1947 | 08:34 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Thursday, January 30, 1947 | 00:07 |
| Full Moon (after) | Wednesday, February 5, 1947 | 15:50 |
The Moon around January 30
More about this date
Thursday, January 30, 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.