Waxing · 15.1% lit · ♓︎ Pisces 09°
Moon age
4.2days
Moon phase on January 15, 1948Waxing Crescent
On Thursday, January 15, 1948, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 15.1% of its visible face lit, 4.2 days after the new moon and growing each night.
15.1%Illumination at noon UTC
4.2 dMoon age
404,470 km251,326 mi from Earth
♓︎ PiscesMoon sign (10°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 15, 1948 is on Monday, January 26, 1948 at 07:11 UTC, 11 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, January 11, 1948 at 07:45 UTC, 4 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Sunday, January 11, 1948 | 07:45 |
| First Quarter (after) | Monday, January 19, 1948 | 11:32 |
The Moon around January 15
More about this date
Thursday, January 15, 1948 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of January 11, 1948 to the new moon of February 10, 1948, a cycle of 29.80 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.