Waxing · 55.8% lit · ♓︎ Pisces 04°
Moon age
8.7days
Moon phase on November 21, 1947Waxing Gibbous
On Friday, November 21, 1947, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 55.8% of its visible face lit, 8.7 days after the new moon and growing each night.
55.8%Illumination at noon UTC
8.7 dMoon age
400,750 km249,014 mi from Earth
♓︎ PiscesMoon sign (5°)
29.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to November 21, 1947 is on Friday, November 28, 1947 at 08:45 UTC, 7 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, November 12, 1947 at 20:01 UTC, 9 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Thursday, November 20, 1947 | 21:44 |
| Full Moon (after) | Friday, November 28, 1947 | 08:45 |
The Moon around November 21
More about this date
Friday, November 21, 1947 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of November 12, 1947 to the new moon of December 12, 1947, a cycle of 29.70 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in November 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.