Waxing · 54.4% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 03°
First Quarter at
01:11UTC
Moon phase on October 22, 1947First Quarter
On Wednesday, October 22, 1947, the Moon was a First Quarter: 54.4% of its visible face lit, 8.2 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
54.4%Illumination at noon UTC
8.2 dMoon age
404,184 km251,148 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (3°)
29.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 22, 1947 is on Wednesday, October 29, 1947 at 20:07 UTC, 7 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, October 14, 1947 at 06:10 UTC, 8 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Tuesday, October 14, 1947 | 06:10 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Wednesday, October 22, 1947 | 01:11 |
| Full Moon (after) | Wednesday, October 29, 1947 | 20:07 |
The Moon around October 22
More about this date
Wednesday, October 22, 1947 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of October 14, 1947 to the new moon of November 12, 1947, a cycle of 29.58 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.