Waxing · 16.8% lit · ♓︎ Pisces 02°
Moon age
4.4days
Moon phase on January 5, 1957Waxing Crescent
On Saturday, January 5, 1957, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 16.8% of its visible face lit, 4.4 days after the new moon and growing each night.
16.8%Illumination at noon UTC
4.4 dMoon age
405,574 km252,012 mi from Earth
♓︎ PiscesMoon sign (3°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 5, 1957 is on Wednesday, January 16, 1957 at 06:21 UTC, 11 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, January 1, 1957 at 02:14 UTC, 4 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Tuesday, January 1, 1957 | 02:14 |
| First Quarter (after) | Wednesday, January 9, 1957 | 07:06 |
The Moon around January 5
More about this date
Saturday, January 5, 1957 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of January 1, 1957 to the new moon of January 30, 1957, a cycle of 29.80 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in January 1957, or the whole moon calendar 1957.
- The same date one year apart: 1956 · 1958.
- 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.