Waning · 84.4% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 12°
Moon age
19.0days
Moon phase on January 16, 1952Waning Gibbous
On Wednesday, January 16, 1952, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 84.4% of its visible face lit, 19.0 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
84.4%Illumination at noon UTC
19.0 dMoon age
400,315 km248,744 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (12°)
29.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 16, 1952 is on Saturday, January 12, 1952 at 04:55 UTC, 4 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, January 26, 1952 at 22:26 UTC, 10 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Saturday, January 12, 1952 | 04:55 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Sunday, January 20, 1952 | 06:09 |
The Moon around January 16
More about this date
Wednesday, January 16, 1952 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 28, 1951 to the new moon of January 26, 1952, a cycle of 29.45 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in January 1952, or the whole moon calendar 1952.
- The same date one year apart: 1951 · 1953.
- 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.