Waxing · 62.0% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 13°
Moon age
8.7days
Moon phase on September 23, 1947Waxing Gibbous
On Tuesday, September 23, 1947, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 62.0% of its visible face lit, 8.7 days after the new moon and growing each night.
62.0%Illumination at noon UTC
8.7 dMoon age
404,178 km251,144 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (13°)
29.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to September 23, 1947 is on Tuesday, September 30, 1947 at 06:41 UTC, 7 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, September 14, 1947 at 19:28 UTC, 9 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Monday, September 22, 1947 | 05:42 |
| Full Moon (after) | Tuesday, September 30, 1947 | 06:41 |
The Moon around September 23
More about this date
Tuesday, September 23, 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.