Waning · 96.3% lit · ♌︎ Leo 17°
Moon age
17.1days
Moon phase on January 16, 1949Waning Gibbous
On Sunday, January 16, 1949, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 96.3% of its visible face lit, 17.1 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
96.3%Illumination at noon UTC
17.1 dMoon age
363,413 km225,815 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (18°)
32.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 16, 1949 is on Friday, January 14, 1949 at 22:00 UTC, 2 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, January 29, 1949 at 02:42 UTC, 13 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Friday, January 14, 1949 | 22:00 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Friday, January 21, 1949 | 14:08 |
The Moon around January 16
More about this date
Sunday, January 16, 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.