Waxing · 54.6% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 03°
First Quarter at
01:55UTC
Moon phase on February 18, 1948First Quarter
On Wednesday, February 18, 1948, the Moon was a First Quarter: 54.6% of its visible face lit, 8.4 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
54.6%Illumination at noon UTC
8.4 dMoon age
378,794 km235,372 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (4°)
31.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to February 18, 1948 is on Tuesday, February 24, 1948 at 17:16 UTC, 6 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, February 10, 1948 at 03:02 UTC, 8 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Tuesday, February 10, 1948 | 03:02 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Wednesday, February 18, 1948 | 01:55 |
| Full Moon (after) | Tuesday, February 24, 1948 | 17:16 |
The Moon around February 18
More about this date
Wednesday, February 18, 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.