Waning · 18.2% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 25°
Moon age
25.2days
Moon phase on February 5, 1948Waning Crescent
On Thursday, February 5, 1948, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 18.2% of its visible face lit, 25.2 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
18.2%Illumination at noon UTC
25.2 dMoon age
401,400 km249,418 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (25°)
29.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to February 5, 1948 is on Monday, January 26, 1948 at 07:11 UTC, 10 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, February 10, 1948 at 03:02 UTC, 5 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Monday, February 2, 1948 | 00:32 |
| New Moon (after) | Tuesday, February 10, 1948 | 03:02 |
The Moon around February 5
More about this date
Thursday, February 5, 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 February 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.