Waning · 98.0% lit · ♌︎ Leo 27°
Moon age
15.9days
Moon phase on January 31, 1953Waning Gibbous
On Saturday, January 31, 1953, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 98.0% of its visible face lit, 15.9 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
98.0%Illumination at noon UTC
15.9 dMoon age
405,724 km252,105 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (28°)
29.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 31, 1953 is on Thursday, January 29, 1953 at 23:44 UTC, 2 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, February 14, 1953 at 01:10 UTC, 14 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Thursday, January 29, 1953 | 23:44 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Saturday, February 7, 1953 | 04:09 |
The Moon around January 31
More about this date
Saturday, January 31, 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.