Waning · 98.3% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 28°
Moon age
16.7days
Moon phase on January 5, 1950Waning Gibbous
On Thursday, January 5, 1950, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 98.3% of its visible face lit, 16.7 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
98.3%Illumination at noon UTC
16.7 dMoon age
383,362 km238,210 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (29°)
31.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 5, 1950 is on Wednesday, January 4, 1950 at 07:48 UTC, 1 day earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, January 18, 1950 at 08:00 UTC, 13 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Wednesday, January 4, 1950 | 07:48 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Wednesday, January 11, 1950 | 10:31 |
The Moon around January 5
More about this date
Thursday, January 5, 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.