Waning · 1.1% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 06°
Moon age
28.7days
Moon phase on December 11, 1947Waning Crescent
On Thursday, December 11, 1947, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 1.1% of its visible face lit, 28.7 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
1.1%Illumination at noon UTC
28.7 dMoon age
395,760 km245,914 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (7°)
30.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 11, 1947 is on Friday, November 28, 1947 at 08:45 UTC, 13 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, December 12, 1947 at 12:53 UTC, 1 day later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Friday, December 5, 1947 | 00:55 |
| New Moon (after) | Friday, December 12, 1947 | 12:53 |
The Moon around December 11
More about this date
Thursday, December 11, 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.