Waxing · 0.3% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 21°
New Moon at
05:34UTC
Moon phase on January 9, 1959New Moon
On Friday, January 9, 1959, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.3% of its visible face lit, 29.8 days after the new moon and between the Earth and the Sun, so it is not visible. The exact New Moon happened at .
0.3%Illumination at noon UTC
29.8 dMoon age
374,312 km232,587 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (22°)
31.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 9, 1959 is on Friday, December 26, 1958 at 03:54 UTC, 14 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, January 9, 1959 at 05:34 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Friday, January 2, 1959 | 10:51 |
| New Moon (this day) | Friday, January 9, 1959 | 05:34 |
| First Quarter (after) | Friday, January 16, 1959 | 21:27 |
The Moon around January 9
More about this date
Friday, January 9, 1959 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of January 9, 1959 to the new moon of February 7, 1959, a cycle of 29.58 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.