Waning · 97.5% lit · ♌︎ Leo 14°
Moon age
16.4days
Moon phase on January 17, 1957Waning Gibbous
On Thursday, January 17, 1957, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 97.5% of its visible face lit, 16.4 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
97.5%Illumination at noon UTC
16.4 dMoon age
357,638 km222,226 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (15°)
33.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 17, 1957 is on Wednesday, January 16, 1957 at 06:21 UTC, 1 day earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, January 30, 1957 at 21:25 UTC, 13 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Wednesday, January 16, 1957 | 06:21 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Tuesday, January 22, 1957 | 21:48 |
The Moon around January 17
More about this date
Thursday, January 17, 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.