Waxing · 100.0% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 17°
Full Moon at
12:44UTC
Moon phase on January 8, 1955Full Moon
On Saturday, January 8, 1955, the Moon was a Full Moon: 100.0% of its visible face lit, 14.2 days after the new moon and at its fullest. The exact Full Moon happened at .
100.0%Illumination at noon UTC
14.2 dMoon age
366,374 km227,654 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (17°)
32.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
FullWhole disc lit
Full moon
This is the Wolf Moon, 366,473 km from Earth. Closest supermoon of the yearPenumbral lunar eclipse
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 8, 1955 is on Saturday, January 8, 1955 at 12:44 UTC, the same day, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, December 25, 1954 at 07:33 UTC, 14 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Saturday, January 1, 1955 | 20:29 |
| Full Moon (this day) | Saturday, January 8, 1955 | 12:44 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Saturday, January 15, 1955 | 22:14 |
The Moon around January 8
More about this date
Saturday, January 8, 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.