Waning · 35.4% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 13°
Moon age
23.2days
Moon phase on January 17, 1955Waning Crescent
On Monday, January 17, 1955, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 35.4% of its visible face lit, 23.2 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
35.4%Illumination at noon UTC
23.2 dMoon age
404,620 km251,419 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (14°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 17, 1955 is on Saturday, January 8, 1955 at 12:44 UTC, 9 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, January 24, 1955 at 01:07 UTC, 7 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Saturday, January 15, 1955 | 22:14 |
| New Moon (after) | Monday, January 24, 1955 | 01:07 |
The Moon around January 17
More about this date
Monday, January 17, 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.