Waning · 11.6% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 03°
Moon age
26.5days
Moon phase on January 3, 1962Waning Crescent
On Wednesday, January 3, 1962, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 11.6% of its visible face lit, 26.5 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
11.6%Illumination at noon UTC
26.5 dMoon age
380,192 km236,241 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (3°)
31.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 3, 1962 is on Friday, December 22, 1961 at 00:42 UTC, 12 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, January 6, 1962 at 12:35 UTC, 3 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Saturday, December 30, 1961 | 03:57 |
| New Moon (after) | Saturday, January 6, 1962 | 12:35 |
The Moon around January 3
More about this date
Wednesday, January 3, 1962 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 7, 1961 to the new moon of January 6, 1962, a cycle of 29.53 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in January 1962, or the whole moon calendar 1962.
- The same date one year apart: 1961 · 1963.
- 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.