Waning · 60.7% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 28°
Moon age
21.0days
Moon phase on January 2, 1948Waning Gibbous
On Friday, January 2, 1948, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 60.7% of its visible face lit, 21.0 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
60.7%Illumination at noon UTC
21.0 dMoon age
373,459 km232,056 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (29°)
32.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 2, 1948 is on Saturday, December 27, 1947 at 20:27 UTC, 6 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, January 11, 1948 at 07:45 UTC, 9 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Saturday, December 27, 1947 | 20:27 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Saturday, January 3, 1948 | 11:13 |
The Moon around January 2
More about this date
Friday, January 2, 1948 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 January 1948, or the whole moon calendar 1948.
- The same date one year apart: 1947 · 1949.
- 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.