Waning · 16.9% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 14°
Moon age
26.0days
Moon phase on January 23, 1952Waning Crescent
On Wednesday, January 23, 1952, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 16.9% of its visible face lit, 26.0 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
16.9%Illumination at noon UTC
26.0 dMoon age
365,193 km226,920 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (14°)
32.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 23, 1952 is on Saturday, January 12, 1952 at 04:55 UTC, 11 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, January 26, 1952 at 22:26 UTC, 3 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Sunday, January 20, 1952 | 06:09 |
| New Moon (after) | Saturday, January 26, 1952 | 22:26 |
The Moon around January 23
More about this date
Wednesday, January 23, 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.