Waning · 98.4% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 25°
Moon age
15.4days
Moon phase on January 1, 1953Waning Gibbous
On Thursday, January 1, 1953, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 98.4% of its visible face lit, 15.4 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
98.4%Illumination at noon UTC
15.4 dMoon age
400,142 km248,636 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (25°)
29.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 1, 1953 is on Wednesday, December 31, 1952 at 05:06 UTC, 1 day earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, January 15, 1953 at 14:08 UTC, 14 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Wednesday, December 31, 1952 | 05:06 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Thursday, January 8, 1953 | 10:09 |
The Moon around January 1
More about this date
Thursday, January 1, 1953 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 17, 1952 to the new moon of January 15, 1953, a cycle of 29.50 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in January 1953, or the whole moon calendar 1953.
- The same date one year apart: 1952 · 1954.
- 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.