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The Moon on Wednesday, November 5, 1947: Last Quarter, 53% lit

Waning · 52.5% lit · ♌︎ Leo 09°

Last Quarter at

17:04UTC

Moon phase on November 5, 1947Last Quarter

Wednesday 5 November 1947370,190 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Wednesday, November 5, 1947, the Moon was a Last Quarter: 52.5% of its visible face lit, 22.2 days after the new moon and shrinking each night. The exact Last Quarter happened at .

52.5%Illumination at noon UTC
22.2 dMoon age
370,190 km230,025 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (9°)
32.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to November 5, 1947 is on Wednesday, October 29, 1947 at 20:07 UTC, 7 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, November 12, 1947 at 20:01 UTC, 7 days later.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
Full Moon (before)Wednesday, October 29, 194720:07
Last Quarter (this day)Wednesday, November 5, 194717:04
New Moon (after)Wednesday, November 12, 194720:01

The Moon around November 5

More about this date

Wednesday, November 5, 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.