Waxing · 10.8% lit · ♓︎ Pisces 09°
Moon age
3.2days
Moon phase on January 21, 1950Waxing Crescent
On Saturday, January 21, 1950, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 10.8% of its visible face lit, 3.2 days after the new moon and growing each night.
10.8%Illumination at noon UTC
3.2 dMoon age
393,223 km244,338 mi from Earth
♓︎ PiscesMoon sign (9°)
30.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 21, 1950 is on Thursday, February 2, 1950 at 22:16 UTC, 12 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, January 18, 1950 at 08:00 UTC, 3 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Wednesday, January 18, 1950 | 08:00 |
| First Quarter (after) | Thursday, January 26, 1950 | 04:40 |
The Moon around January 21
More about this date
Saturday, January 21, 1950 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of January 18, 1950 to the new moon of February 16, 1950, a cycle of 29.62 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.