Waxing · 44.0% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 20°
Moon age
7.4days
Moon phase on February 17, 1948Waxing Crescent
On Tuesday, February 17, 1948, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 44.0% of its visible face lit, 7.4 days after the new moon and growing each night.
44.0%Illumination at noon UTC
7.4 dMoon age
384,326 km238,809 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (21°)
31.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to February 17, 1948 is on Tuesday, February 24, 1948 at 17:16 UTC, 7 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, February 10, 1948 at 03:02 UTC, 7 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Tuesday, February 10, 1948 | 03:02 |
| First Quarter (after) | Wednesday, February 18, 1948 | 01:55 |
The Moon around February 17
More about this date
Tuesday, February 17, 1948 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of February 10, 1948 to the new moon of March 10, 1948, a cycle of 29.76 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.