Waxing · 37.1% lit · ♈︎ Aries 09°
Moon age
6.3days
Moon phase on January 15, 1959Waxing Crescent
On Thursday, January 15, 1959, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 37.1% of its visible face lit, 6.3 days after the new moon and growing each night.
37.1%Illumination at noon UTC
6.3 dMoon age
401,147 km249,261 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (9°)
29.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 15, 1959 is on Saturday, January 24, 1959 at 19:33 UTC, 9 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, January 9, 1959 at 05:34 UTC, 6 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Friday, January 9, 1959 | 05:34 |
| First Quarter (after) | Friday, January 16, 1959 | 21:27 |
The Moon around January 15
More about this date
Thursday, January 15, 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.