Waxing · 52.6% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 01°
First Quarter at
05:42UTC
Moon phase on September 22, 1947First Quarter
On Monday, September 22, 1947, the Moon was a First Quarter: 52.6% of its visible face lit, 7.7 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
52.6%Illumination at noon UTC
7.7 dMoon age
402,542 km250,128 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (2°)
29.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to September 22, 1947 is on Tuesday, September 30, 1947 at 06:41 UTC, 8 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, September 14, 1947 at 19:28 UTC, 8 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Sunday, September 14, 1947 | 19:28 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Monday, September 22, 1947 | 05:42 |
| Full Moon (after) | Tuesday, September 30, 1947 | 06:41 |
The Moon around September 22
More about this date
Monday, September 22, 1947 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of September 14, 1947 to the new moon of October 14, 1947, a cycle of 29.45 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in September 1947, or the whole moon calendar 1947.
- The same date one year apart: 1946 · 1948.
- 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.