Waning · 95.3% lit · ♎︎ Libra 01°
Moon age
16.4days
Moon phase on February 26, 1948Waning Gibbous
On Thursday, February 26, 1948, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 95.3% of its visible face lit, 16.4 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
95.3%Illumination at noon UTC
16.4 dMoon age
363,409 km225,812 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (2°)
32.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to February 26, 1948 is on Tuesday, February 24, 1948 at 17:16 UTC, 2 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, March 10, 1948 at 21:15 UTC, 13 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Tuesday, February 24, 1948 | 17:16 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Tuesday, March 2, 1948 | 16:36 |
The Moon around February 26
More about this date
Thursday, February 26, 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.