Waning · 60.7% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 28°
Moon age
21.8days
Moon phase on January 1, 1959Waning Gibbous
On Thursday, January 1, 1959, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 60.7% of its visible face lit, 21.8 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
60.7%Illumination at noon UTC
21.8 dMoon age
373,905 km232,334 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (28°)
31.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 1, 1959 is on Friday, December 26, 1958 at 03:54 UTC, 6 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, January 9, 1959 at 05:34 UTC, 8 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Friday, December 26, 1958 | 03:54 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Friday, January 2, 1959 | 10:51 |
The Moon around January 1
More about this date
Thursday, January 1, 1959 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 10, 1958 to the new moon of January 9, 1959, a cycle of 29.51 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in January 1959, or the whole moon calendar 1959.
- The same date one year apart: 1958 · 1960.
- 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.