Waning · 62.1% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 26°
Moon age
20.4days
Moon phase on March 1, 1948Waning Gibbous
On Monday, March 1, 1948, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 62.1% of its visible face lit, 20.4 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
62.1%Illumination at noon UTC
20.4 dMoon age
387,071 km240,515 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (27°)
30.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 1, 1948 is on Tuesday, February 24, 1948 at 17:16 UTC, 6 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, March 10, 1948 at 21:15 UTC, 9 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 March 1
More about this date
Monday, March 1, 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 March 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.