Waning · 42.2% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 21°
Moon age
22.4days
Moon phase on March 3, 1948Waning Crescent
On Wednesday, March 3, 1948, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 42.2% of its visible face lit, 22.4 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
42.2%Illumination at noon UTC
22.4 dMoon age
397,599 km247,057 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (22°)
30.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 3, 1948 is on Tuesday, February 24, 1948 at 17:16 UTC, 8 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, March 10, 1948 at 21:15 UTC, 7 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Tuesday, March 2, 1948 | 16:36 |
| New Moon (after) | Wednesday, March 10, 1948 | 21:15 |
The Moon around March 3
More about this date
Wednesday, March 3, 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.