Waxing · 91.9% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 07°
Moon age
12.7days
Moon phase on January 1, 1950Waxing Gibbous
On Sunday, January 1, 1950, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 91.9% of its visible face lit, 12.7 days after the new moon and growing each night.
91.9%Illumination at noon UTC
12.7 dMoon age
398,004 km247,308 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (8°)
30.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 1, 1950 is on Wednesday, January 4, 1950 at 07:48 UTC, 3 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, December 19, 1949 at 18:56 UTC, 13 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Tuesday, December 27, 1949 | 06:32 |
| Full Moon (after) | Wednesday, January 4, 1950 | 07:48 |
The Moon around January 1
More about this date
Sunday, January 1, 1950 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 19, 1949 to the new moon of January 18, 1950, a cycle of 29.54 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in January 1950, or the whole moon calendar 1950.
- The same date one year apart: 1949 · 1951.
- 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.