Waxing · 42.0% lit · ♈︎ Aries 21°
Moon age
5.9days
Moon phase on January 21, 1953Waxing Crescent
On Wednesday, January 21, 1953, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 42.0% of its visible face lit, 5.9 days after the new moon and growing each night.
42.0%Illumination at noon UTC
5.9 dMoon age
373,720 km232,219 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (22°)
32.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 21, 1953 is on Thursday, January 29, 1953 at 23:44 UTC, 8 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, January 15, 1953 at 14:08 UTC, 6 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Thursday, January 15, 1953 | 14:08 |
| First Quarter (after) | Thursday, January 22, 1953 | 05:43 |
The Moon around January 21
More about this date
Wednesday, January 21, 1953 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of January 15, 1953 to the new moon of February 14, 1953, a cycle of 29.46 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.