Waxing · 93.1% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 29°
Moon age
12.7days
Moon phase on January 20, 1951Waxing Gibbous
On Saturday, January 20, 1951, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 93.1% of its visible face lit, 12.7 days after the new moon and growing each night.
93.1%Illumination at noon UTC
12.7 dMoon age
403,755 km250,882 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (29°)
29.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 20, 1951 is on Tuesday, January 23, 1951 at 04:47 UTC, 3 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, January 7, 1951 at 20:10 UTC, 13 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Monday, January 15, 1951 | 00:23 |
| Full Moon (after) | Tuesday, January 23, 1951 | 04:47 |
The Moon around January 20
More about this date
Saturday, January 20, 1951 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of January 7, 1951 to the new moon of February 6, 1951, a cycle of 29.49 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in January 1951, or the whole moon calendar 1951.
- The same date one year apart: 1950 · 1952.
- 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.