Waxing · 71.3% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 03°
Moon age
10.2days
Moon phase on January 28, 1950Waxing Gibbous
On Saturday, January 28, 1950, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 71.3% of its visible face lit, 10.2 days after the new moon and growing each night.
71.3%Illumination at noon UTC
10.2 dMoon age
399,939 km248,510 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (3°)
29.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 28, 1950 is on Thursday, February 2, 1950 at 22:16 UTC, 5 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, January 18, 1950 at 08:00 UTC, 10 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Thursday, January 26, 1950 | 04:40 |
| Full Moon (after) | Thursday, February 2, 1950 | 22:16 |
The Moon around January 28
More about this date
Saturday, January 28, 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.