Waning · 7.3% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 16°
Moon age
27.0days
Moon phase on January 8, 1948Waning Crescent
On Thursday, January 8, 1948, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 7.3% of its visible face lit, 27.0 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
7.3%Illumination at noon UTC
27.0 dMoon age
399,530 km248,256 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (16°)
29.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 8, 1948 is on Saturday, December 27, 1947 at 20:27 UTC, 12 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, January 11, 1948 at 07:45 UTC, 3 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Saturday, January 3, 1948 | 11:13 |
| New Moon (after) | Sunday, January 11, 1948 | 07:45 |
The Moon around January 8
More about this date
Thursday, January 8, 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.