Waning · 98.3% lit · ♈︎ Aries 22°
Moon age
16.7days
Moon phase on October 1, 1947Waning Gibbous
On Wednesday, October 1, 1947, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 98.3% of its visible face lit, 16.7 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
98.3%Illumination at noon UTC
16.7 dMoon age
385,179 km239,339 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (22°)
31.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 1, 1947 is on Tuesday, September 30, 1947 at 06:41 UTC, 1 day earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, October 14, 1947 at 06:10 UTC, 13 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Tuesday, September 30, 1947 | 06:41 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Tuesday, October 7, 1947 | 10:29 |
The Moon around October 1
More about this date
Wednesday, October 1, 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 October 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.