Waxing · 97.9% lit · ♈︎ Aries 17°
Moon age
14.2days
Moon phase on October 28, 1947Waxing Gibbous
On Tuesday, October 28, 1947, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 97.9% of its visible face lit, 14.2 days after the new moon and growing each night.
97.9%Illumination at noon UTC
14.2 dMoon age
384,061 km238,644 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (18°)
31.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 28, 1947 is on Wednesday, October 29, 1947 at 20:07 UTC, 1 day later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, October 14, 1947 at 06:10 UTC, 14 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Wednesday, October 22, 1947 | 01:11 |
| Full Moon (after) | Wednesday, October 29, 1947 | 20:07 |
The Moon around October 28
More about this date
Tuesday, October 28, 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.