Waxing · 97.1% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 07°
Moon age
12.4days
Moon phase on January 17, 1954Waxing Gibbous
On Sunday, January 17, 1954, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 97.1% of its visible face lit, 12.4 days after the new moon and growing each night.
97.1%Illumination at noon UTC
12.4 dMoon age
381,371 km236,973 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (7°)
31.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 17, 1954 is on Tuesday, January 19, 1954 at 02:37 UTC, 2 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, January 5, 1954 at 02:21 UTC, 12 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Tuesday, January 12, 1954 | 00:22 |
| Full Moon (after) | Tuesday, January 19, 1954 | 02:37 |
The Moon around January 17
More about this date
Sunday, January 17, 1954 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of January 5, 1954 to the new moon of February 3, 1954, a cycle of 29.57 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.