Waning · 7.5% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 10°
Moon age
27.0days
Moon phase on January 2, 1954Waning Crescent
On Saturday, January 2, 1954, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 7.5% of its visible face lit, 27.0 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
7.5%Illumination at noon UTC
27.0 dMoon age
391,302 km243,144 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (10°)
30.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 2, 1954 is on Sunday, December 20, 1953 at 11:44 UTC, 13 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, January 5, 1954 at 02:21 UTC, 3 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Monday, December 28, 1953 | 05:44 |
| New Moon (after) | Tuesday, January 5, 1954 | 02:21 |
The Moon around January 2
More about this date
Saturday, January 2, 1954 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 6, 1953 to the new moon of January 5, 1954, a cycle of 29.65 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in January 1954, or the whole moon calendar 1954.
- The same date one year apart: 1953 · 1955.
- 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.