Waning · 94.6% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 05°
Moon age
17.7days
Moon phase on October 2, 1947Waning Gibbous
On Thursday, October 2, 1947, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 94.6% of its visible face lit, 17.7 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
94.6%Illumination at noon UTC
17.7 dMoon age
381,837 km237,262 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (5°)
31.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 2, 1947 is on Tuesday, September 30, 1947 at 06:41 UTC, 2 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, October 14, 1947 at 06:10 UTC, 12 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 2
More about this date
Thursday, October 2, 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.
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- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.