Waning · 38.0% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 28°
Moon age
23.7days
Moon phase on October 8, 1947Waning Crescent
On Wednesday, October 8, 1947, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 38.0% of its visible face lit, 23.7 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
38.0%Illumination at noon UTC
23.7 dMoon age
369,253 km229,443 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (28°)
32.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 8, 1947 is on Tuesday, September 30, 1947 at 06:41 UTC, 8 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, October 14, 1947 at 06:10 UTC, 6 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Tuesday, October 7, 1947 | 10:29 |
| New Moon (after) | Tuesday, October 14, 1947 | 06:10 |
The Moon around October 8
More about this date
Wednesday, October 8, 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.