Waning · 96.6% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 28°
Moon age
17.2days
Moon phase on October 31, 1947Waning Gibbous
On Friday, October 31, 1947, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 96.6% of its visible face lit, 17.2 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
96.6%Illumination at noon UTC
17.2 dMoon age
372,907 km231,714 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (28°)
32.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 31, 1947 is on Wednesday, October 29, 1947 at 20:07 UTC, 2 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, November 12, 1947 at 20:01 UTC, 12 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Wednesday, October 29, 1947 | 20:07 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Wednesday, November 5, 1947 | 17:04 |
The Moon around October 31
More about this date
Friday, October 31, 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.