Waning · 45.0% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 18°
Last Quarter at
00:55UTC
Moon phase on December 5, 1947Last Quarter
On Friday, December 5, 1947, the Moon was a Last Quarter: 45.0% of its visible face lit, 22.7 days after the new moon and shrinking each night. The exact Last Quarter happened at .
45.0%Illumination at noon UTC
22.7 dMoon age
374,820 km232,903 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (18°)
31.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 5, 1947 is on Friday, November 28, 1947 at 08:45 UTC, 7 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, December 12, 1947 at 12:53 UTC, 7 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Friday, November 28, 1947 | 08:45 |
| Last Quarter (this day) | Friday, December 5, 1947 | 00:55 |
| New Moon (after) | Friday, December 12, 1947 | 12:53 |
The Moon around December 5
More about this date
Friday, December 5, 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 December 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.