Waning · 52.0% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 09°
Last Quarter at
16:36UTC
Moon phase on March 2, 1948Last Quarter
On Tuesday, March 2, 1948, the Moon was a Last Quarter: 52.0% of its visible face lit, 21.4 days after the new moon and shrinking each night. The exact Last Quarter happened at .
52.0%Illumination at noon UTC
21.4 dMoon age
392,759 km244,049 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (10°)
30.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 2, 1948 is on Tuesday, February 24, 1948 at 17:16 UTC, 7 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, March 10, 1948 at 21:15 UTC, 8 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Tuesday, February 24, 1948 | 17:16 |
| Last Quarter (this day) | Tuesday, March 2, 1948 | 16:36 |
| New Moon (after) | Wednesday, March 10, 1948 | 21:15 |
The Moon around March 2
More about this date
Tuesday, March 2, 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.