Waning · 49.8% lit · ♎︎ Libra 12°
Last Quarter at
11:13UTC
Moon phase on January 3, 1948Last Quarter
On Saturday, January 3, 1948, the Moon was a Last Quarter: 49.8% of its visible face lit, 22.0 days after the new moon and shrinking each night. The exact Last Quarter happened at .
49.8%Illumination at noon UTC
22.0 dMoon age
378,663 km235,290 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (12°)
31.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 3, 1948 is on Saturday, December 27, 1947 at 20:27 UTC, 7 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, January 11, 1948 at 07:45 UTC, 8 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Saturday, December 27, 1947 | 20:27 |
| Last Quarter (this day) | Saturday, January 3, 1948 | 11:13 |
| New Moon (after) | Sunday, January 11, 1948 | 07:45 |
The Moon around January 3
More about this date
Saturday, January 3, 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.