Waning · 96.5% lit · ♌︎ Leo 27°
Moon age
17.3days
Moon phase on January 26, 1959Waning Gibbous
On Monday, January 26, 1959, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 96.5% of its visible face lit, 17.3 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
96.5%Illumination at noon UTC
17.3 dMoon age
376,636 km234,031 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (27°)
31.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 26, 1959 is on Saturday, January 24, 1959 at 19:33 UTC, 2 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, February 7, 1959 at 19:22 UTC, 12 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Saturday, January 24, 1959 | 19:33 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Saturday, January 31, 1959 | 19:07 |
The Moon around January 26
More about this date
Monday, January 26, 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.