Waxing · 46.2% lit · ♈︎ Aries 05°
First Quarter at
20:29UTC
Moon phase on January 1, 1955First Quarter
On Saturday, January 1, 1955, the Moon was a First Quarter: 46.2% of its visible face lit, 7.2 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
46.2%Illumination at noon UTC
7.2 dMoon age
375,259 km233,175 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (6°)
31.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 1, 1955 is on Saturday, January 8, 1955 at 12:44 UTC, 7 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, December 25, 1954 at 07:33 UTC, 7 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Saturday, December 25, 1954 | 07:33 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Saturday, January 1, 1955 | 20:29 |
| Full Moon (after) | Saturday, January 8, 1955 | 12:44 |
The Moon around January 1
More about this date
Saturday, January 1, 1955 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 25, 1954 to the new moon of January 24, 1955, a cycle of 29.73 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in January 1955, or the whole moon calendar 1955.
- The same date one year apart: 1954 · 1956.
- 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.