Waxing · 53.0% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 09°
First Quarter at
04:40UTC
Moon phase on January 26, 1950First Quarter
On Thursday, January 26, 1950, the Moon was a First Quarter: 53.0% of its visible face lit, 8.2 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
53.0%Illumination at noon UTC
8.2 dMoon age
404,025 km251,049 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (9°)
29.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 26, 1950 is on Thursday, February 2, 1950 at 22:16 UTC, 7 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, January 18, 1950 at 08:00 UTC, 8 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Wednesday, January 18, 1950 | 08:00 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Thursday, January 26, 1950 | 04:40 |
| Full Moon (after) | Thursday, February 2, 1950 | 22:16 |
The Moon around January 26
More about this date
Thursday, January 26, 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.