Waxing · 87.3% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 29°
Moon age
12.2days
Moon phase on January 2, 1958Waxing Gibbous
On Thursday, January 2, 1958, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 87.3% of its visible face lit, 12.2 days after the new moon and growing each night.
87.3%Illumination at noon UTC
12.2 dMoon age
388,016 km241,102 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (30°)
30.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 2, 1958 is on Sunday, January 5, 1958 at 20:09 UTC, 3 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, December 21, 1957 at 06:12 UTC, 12 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Sunday, December 29, 1957 | 04:52 |
| Full Moon (after) | Sunday, January 5, 1958 | 20:09 |
The Moon around January 2
More about this date
Thursday, January 2, 1958 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 21, 1957 to the new moon of January 19, 1958, a cycle of 29.66 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in January 1958, or the whole moon calendar 1958.
- The same date one year apart: 1957 · 1959.
- 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.