Waning · 6.4% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 17°
Moon age
27.3days
Moon phase on February 5, 1959Waning Crescent
On Thursday, February 5, 1959, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 6.4% of its visible face lit, 27.3 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
6.4%Illumination at noon UTC
27.3 dMoon age
376,936 km234,217 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (17°)
31.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to February 5, 1959 is on Saturday, January 24, 1959 at 19:33 UTC, 12 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, February 7, 1959 at 19:22 UTC, 2 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Saturday, January 31, 1959 | 19:07 |
| New Moon (after) | Saturday, February 7, 1959 | 19:22 |
The Moon around February 5
More about this date
Thursday, February 5, 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 February 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.