Waxing · 96.9% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 25°
Moon age
12.5days
Moon phase on February 5, 1955Waxing Gibbous
On Saturday, February 5, 1955, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 96.9% of its visible face lit, 12.5 days after the new moon and growing each night.
96.9%Illumination at noon UTC
12.5 dMoon age
371,821 km231,039 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (26°)
32.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to February 5, 1955 is on Monday, February 7, 1955 at 01:43 UTC, 2 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, January 24, 1955 at 01:07 UTC, 12 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Monday, January 31, 1955 | 05:06 |
| Full Moon (after) | Monday, February 7, 1955 | 01:43 |
The Moon around February 5
More about this date
Saturday, February 5, 1955 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of January 24, 1955 to the new moon of February 22, 1955, a cycle of 29.62 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in February 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.