Waxing · 47.8% lit · ♓︎ Pisces 25°
First Quarter at
17:44UTC
Moon phase on December 20, 1947First Quarter
On Saturday, December 20, 1947, the Moon was a First Quarter: 47.8% of its visible face lit, 8.0 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
47.8%Illumination at noon UTC
8.0 dMoon age
397,886 km247,235 mi from Earth
♓︎ PiscesMoon sign (25°)
30.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 20, 1947 is on Saturday, December 27, 1947 at 20:27 UTC, 7 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, December 12, 1947 at 12:53 UTC, 8 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Friday, December 12, 1947 | 12:53 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Saturday, December 20, 1947 | 17:44 |
| Full Moon (after) | Saturday, December 27, 1947 | 20:27 |
The Moon around December 20
More about this date
Saturday, December 20, 1947 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 12, 1947 to the new moon of January 11, 1948, a cycle of 29.79 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.