Waning · 62.3% lit · ♎︎ Libra 16°
Moon age
21.1days
Moon phase on January 20, 1949Waning Gibbous
On Thursday, January 20, 1949, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 62.3% of its visible face lit, 21.1 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
62.3%Illumination at noon UTC
21.1 dMoon age
369,819 km229,795 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (16°)
32.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 20, 1949 is on Friday, January 14, 1949 at 22:00 UTC, 6 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, January 29, 1949 at 02:42 UTC, 9 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 20
More about this date
Thursday, January 20, 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.