Waxing · 92.5% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 20°
Moon age
13.1days
Moon phase on January 12, 1949Waxing Gibbous
On Wednesday, January 12, 1949, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 92.5% of its visible face lit, 13.1 days after the new moon and growing each night.
92.5%Illumination at noon UTC
13.1 dMoon age
377,654 km234,663 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (20°)
31.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 12, 1949 is on Friday, January 14, 1949 at 22:00 UTC, 2 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, December 30, 1948 at 09:45 UTC, 13 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Friday, January 7, 1949 | 11:52 |
| Full Moon (after) | Friday, January 14, 1949 | 22:00 |
The Moon around January 12
More about this date
Wednesday, January 12, 1949 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 30, 1948 to the new moon of January 29, 1949, a cycle of 29.71 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in January 1949, or the whole moon calendar 1949.
- The same date one year apart: 1948 · 1950.
- 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.