Waning · 27.5% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 10°
Moon age
24.8days
Moon phase on January 4, 1959Waning Crescent
On Sunday, January 4, 1959, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 27.5% of its visible face lit, 24.8 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
27.5%Illumination at noon UTC
24.8 dMoon age
367,847 km228,570 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (10°)
32.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 4, 1959 is on Friday, December 26, 1958 at 03:54 UTC, 9 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, January 9, 1959 at 05:34 UTC, 5 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Friday, January 2, 1959 | 10:51 |
| New Moon (after) | Friday, January 9, 1959 | 05:34 |
The Moon around January 4
More about this date
Sunday, January 4, 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.