Moon

Sunday, January 2, 1859

Waning Crescent


The lunar phase on Sunday, January 2, 1859 was a Waning Crescent. At 11:00pm ET, the face of the moon was 1% illuminated, 28.6 days old, and 97% of the way through the lunar cycle.


During the Waning Crescent phase, the illuminated sliver continues to shrink, nearing the end of the lunar cycle.

Date:January 2, 1859
Moon Phase:Waning Crescent
Illumination:1%
Age:28.6 Days
Longitude:270.7°
Moon Sign:Capricorn


The next New Moon was on Tuesday, January 4, 1859, and the next Full Moon was on Tuesday, January 18, 1859 (Wolf Moon).


Below are the lunar phases for the remainder of January 1859.


  • Sun
  • Mon
  • Tue
  • Wed
  • Thu
  • Fri
  • Sat
  • 1Waning Crescent title=
  • 2Waning Crescent title=
  • 3New Moon title=
  • 4New Moon title=
  • 5Waxing Crescent title=
  • 6Waxing Crescent title=
  • 7Waxing Crescent title=
  • 8Waxing Crescent title=
  • 9Waxing Crescent title=
  • 10Waxing Crescent title=
  • 11First Quarter title=
  • 12Waxing Gibbous title=
  • 13Waxing Gibbous title=
  • 14Waxing Gibbous title=
  • 15Waxing Gibbous title=
  • 16Waxing Gibbous title=
  • 17Waxing Gibbous title=
  • 18Full Moon title=
  • 19Waning Gibbous title=
  • 20Waning Gibbous title=
  • 21Waning Gibbous title=
  • 22Waning Gibbous title=
  • 23Waning Gibbous title=
  • 24Waning Gibbous title=
  • 25Last Quarter title=
  • 26Waning Crescent title=
  • 27Waning Crescent title=
  • 28Waning Crescent title=
  • 29Waning Crescent title=
  • 30Waning Crescent title=
  • 31Waning Crescent title=

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