Waxing · 53.0% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 05°
First Quarter at
05:43UTC
Moon phase on January 22, 1953First Quarter
On Thursday, January 22, 1953, the Moon was a First Quarter: 53.0% of its visible face lit, 6.9 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
53.0%Illumination at noon UTC
6.9 dMoon age
378,550 km235,220 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (5°)
31.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 22, 1953 is on Thursday, January 29, 1953 at 23:44 UTC, 7 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, January 15, 1953 at 14:08 UTC, 7 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Thursday, January 15, 1953 | 14:08 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Thursday, January 22, 1953 | 05:43 |
| Full Moon (after) | Thursday, January 29, 1953 | 23:44 |
The Moon around January 22
More about this date
Thursday, January 22, 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.